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Alcohol released for consumption March 2010
(UK Customs clearances) Please read the tables below in conjunction with the notes.

March 2010	March 2010	% Change on March 2009	Total March 2009 to March 2010	% Change on 12 months previously
Still Wine in hectolitres (i.e. 100litres)
Still wine under 15%alc	1,030,083	27.3%	12,131,647	4.0%
Sparkling Wine	58,407	62.7%	788,355	10.2%
wine over 15%alc	17,722	60.7%	228,241	-21.8%
Total Wine	1,106,211	29.2%	13,148,243	3.7%

Made Wine in hectolitres (i.e. 100litres)
Made wine 1.2% to 5.5%alc	74,744	135.1%	657,167	10.8%
Made Wine 5.5 to 15%alc still	39,651	45.8%	392,910	5.7%
Made wine 5.5 to 15%alc sparkling	98	-64.4%	2,313	-36.9%
Total Made Wine	114,492	93.2%	1,052,389	8.7%

Spirits in hectolitres of alcohol (at 100%alc)
Home produced whisky	37,182	95.9%	284,133	6.2%
Spirit based RTDs	2,596	14.4%	32,982	-13.2%
imported and other spirits	94,332	62.1%	850,350	7.4%
Total Spirits	134,110	68.8%	1,167,466	6.4%

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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