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(UK Customs clearances) Please read the tables below in conjunction with the notes.

January 2010	Jan 2010	% Change on Jan 2009	Total Jan 2009 to Jan 2010	% Change on 12 months previously
Still Wine in hectolitres (i.e. 100litres)
Still wine under 15%alc	895,113	21.9%	11,890,035	-3.8%
Sparkling Wine	69,283	27.5%	746,364	-1.8%
wine over 15%alc	16,682	37.4%	223,692	-29.2%
Total Wine	981,078	22.5%	12,860,091	-4.3%

Made Wine in hectolitres (i.e. 100litres)
Made wine 1.2% to 5.5%alc	41,278	5.6%	599,054	-3.9%
Made Wine 5.5 to 15%alc still	20,991	-31.5%	380,409	-0.5%
Made wine 5.5 to 15%alc sparkling	333	54.7%	2,546	-63.4%
Total Made Wine	62,602	-10.5%	982,009	-3.1%

Spirits in hectolitres of alcohol (at 100%alc)
Home produced whisky	17,865	39.0%	263,103	-8.3%
Spirit based RTDs	2,388	70.4%	32,820	-20.3%
imported and other spirits	57,769	12.2%	807,537	-2.3%
Total Spirits	78,022	18.7%	1,103,460	-4.4%

The tables show the quantities of wines and spirits taken out of bond and released for home consumption in the UK. Cross-channel shopping and smuggling are therefore not covered. The latest month is shown together with the percentage difference against the same month of the previous year. In addition, the annual total is compared with that a year earlier to give a more stable measure of change. For wine, quantities are in Hectolitres (Hl); 1 Hl is 100 litres, where a case of standard bottles is 9 litres. For spirits quantities are shown in hectolitres of pure alcohol (LPA). A case of standard spirit bottles (70 cl) at 40% vol. Will contain 3.36 litres of pure alcohol Contact David Tromans for further information – This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - 020 7089 3877

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