“Total exports across all markets for the first seven months of 2007 are 10% higher than the same period last year and we expect to be able to maintain that growth rate for the full year. Sales in the UK, still our biggest market, are also recovering well. Reports from producers indicate that volumes sold into the British trade during this time are up some 3% on the corresponding period in 2006, although this is still to be reflected in the ACNielsen data, which records consumer purchases.”
Birch said the Nielsen figures for the 12 months to June 2007 showed that the average retail price per 750ml bottle had risen to £3.91.
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