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SCOTCH
AT A GLANCE
1997 Statistics |
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Exports earned almost £2.4 billion
in 1997
- European Union sales (excl. UK) £803m
- 1997 exports earned £76 every second
- EU (excl. UK) sales were worth £25 per second
- Scotch Whisky is one of the UK's top five export earners
- 31 bottles were sold overseas each second
- 91 million cases were sold worldwide. Laid end to end they
would stretch over 17036 miles (27400 kms) - or from Edinburgh to Hong Kong and back
- Exports were worth £193,000 per employee
- 12,400 employed, mainly in rural communities
- Over 1 million visitors toured distilleries in 1997
- Over £1.0 billion contributed to the Exchequer in taxes
- Tax to the UK Treasury from Scotch Whisky companies
amounted to £80,000 for each employee
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SCOTCH WHISKY AS AN EXPORT EARNER |
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| The
Top Ten Markets 1997 |
| Country |
Value (£) |
Volume(70cl bottles) |
| USA |
311.39m |
135.59m |
| Spain |
211.09m |
102.79m |
| France |
210.62m |
122.79m |
| Japan |
150.54m |
44.73m |
| S. Korea |
141.54m |
39.37m |
| Germany |
82.29m |
42.80m |
| Greece |
80.73m |
34.38m |
| Thailand |
72.95m |
37.23m |
| Taiwan |
64.82m |
6.85m |
| Portugal |
57.59m |
20.64m |
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| Exports Over The Last Ten Years |
| Year |
Value
(£) |
Volume
(70cl bottles) |
| 1988 |
1,288.8m |
878.4m |
| 1989 |
1,469.5m |
865.9m |
| 1990 |
1,712.5m |
851.0m |
| 1991 |
1,833.9m |
813.3m |
| 1992 |
1,958.9m |
825.9m |
| 1993 |
2,093.9m |
917.4m |
| 1994 |
2,191.3m |
900.8m |
| 1995 |
2,277.0m |
936.0m |
| 1996 |
2,278.1m |
917.2m |
| 1997 |
2,394.3m |
989.04m |
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SCOTCH WHISKY AT HOME |
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| Releases
from Bond during the Last Ten Years |
| Year |
70cl Bottles |
| 1988 |
161.3m |
| 1989 |
153.7m |
| 1990 |
147.6m |
| 1991 |
136.6m |
| 1992 |
127.8m |
| 1993 |
134.1m |
| 1994 |
133.3m |
| 1995 |
110.7m |
| 1996 |
114.5m |
| 1997 |
111.4m |
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| How
Much Scotch Whisky is Distilled Annually? |
| Year |
70cl Bottles |
| 1988 |
1,178.2m |
| 1989 |
1,376.6m |
| 1990 |
1,531.1m |
| 1991 |
1,488.4m |
| 1992 |
1,369.4m |
| 1993 |
1,254.2m |
| 1994 |
1,267.5m |
| 1995 |
1,407.9m |
| 1996 |
1,532.5m |
| 1997 |
1,681.66m |
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SCOTCH WHISKY AND TAX |
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At Home |
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Since 1973, the price of a bottle of
whisky including the excise duty has been subject to value added tax, which is levied on
the duty paid price. This means that the price of a bottle of Scotch Whisky is increased
by and subject to a tax upon a tax. |
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1995 saw the first tax cut in
spirits for 100 years. A second cut of 4% occurred in 1996. Despite this, the tax on
spirits remains much higher than the tax on other drinks. |
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| UK:
Duty per Bottle |
| 1900 |
6.5p |
| 1920 |
42p |
| 1940 |
57p |
| 1947 |
£1.11 |
| 1968 |
£2.20 |
| 1975 |
£2.57 |
| 1976 |
£2.87 |
| 1977 |
£3.16 |
| 1980 |
£3.56 |
| 1981 |
£4.08 |
| 1982 |
£4.34 |
| 1983 |
£4.56 |
| 1984 |
£4.64 |
| 1985 |
£4.73 |
| 1990 |
£5.21 |
| 1991 |
£5.69 |
| 1992 |
£5.55* |
| 1993 |
£5.55 |
| 1994 |
£5.77 |
| 1995 |
£5.54 |
| 1996 |
£5.32 |
| 1997 |
£5.48 |
| * Bottle size reduced from 75cl to 70cl |
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In the European Union: How Tax
Affects Price |
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| Country |
Tax |
Price |
| Spain |
41% |
£4.90 |
| Italy |
42% |
£4.90 |
| Germany |
49% |
£6.90 |
| France |
58% |
£7.00 |
| UK |
66% |
£10.70 |
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