Understanding the Korean liquor market (Annual Shipment by Liquor Type: 1,000§¥)

Category 92 93 94
Shipment Growth Rate Shipment Growth Rate Shipment Growth Rate
Beer 1,574  0.2%  1,529  -2.9%  1,665  8.9% 
Soju 717  4.8%  741  3.3%  781  5.4% 
Takju 414  -13.9%  317  -23.4%  295  -6.9% 
Chungju 50  13.6%  48  -4.0%  49  2.1% 
Whisky 11  10.0%  12  9.1%  16  33.3% 
Others 29  -9.4%  22  -24.1%  19  -13.6% 
Total 2,795  -1.0%  2,669  -4.5%  2,825  5.8% 


Category 95 96 97
Shipment Growth Rate Shipment Growth Rate Shipment Growth Rate
Beer 1,711  2.8%  1.708  -0.3%  1.679  -1.7% 
Soju 770  -1.4%  808  4.9%  877  8.5% 
Takju 265  -10.2%  237  -10.6%  211  -10.9% 
Chungju 47  -4.1%  45  -4.3%  43  -4.4% 
Whisky 17  6.2%  14  -17.7%  11  -21.4% 
Others 19  0.0%  25  31.6%  24  4.0% 
Total 2,829  0.1%  2,835  0.2%  2,845  5.8% 

Category
98
99
Shipment
Growth Rate
Shipment
Growth Rate
Beer 1,595  -5%  1,669  4.6% 
Soju 907  3.4%  1,030  13.5% 
Takju 205  -2.8%  183  -10.7% 
Chungju 33  -23.2%  33  0% 
Whisky -27.2%  10  25% 
Others 0.5  -97.9%  0.6  20% 
Total 2,748  -3.4%  2,925  6.4% 
 
Category
2000
2001
Shipment
Growth Rate
Shipment
Growth Rate
Beer 1,859  10.1%  2,004  7.4% 
Soju 867  -8.8%  963  4.8% 
Takju
Chungju 16  -0.9%  24  0.4% 
Whisky 16  0.3%  17  0.0% 
Others 0.0%  0.0% 
Total 2,756  0.7%  3,009  12.6% 
 
Category
2002
2003
Shipment
Growth Rate
Shipment
Growth Rate
Beer 2,057  2.6%  1,996  -3.1% 
Soju 996  0.2%  996  1.5% 
Takju
Chungju 25  0.1%  25  -0.1% 
Whisky 12  0.0%  12  -0.3% 
Others 0.0%  0.0% 
Total 3,068  2.9%  3,009  -1.9% 
 
Category
2004
2005
Shipment
Growth Rate
Shipment
Growth Rate
Beer 2,016  1.0%  1,918  -5.1% 
Soju 1,017  1.0%  1,010  -0.4% 
Takju
Chungju 22  -0.1%  22  0.0% 
Whisky 11  0.0%  11  0.0% 
Others 0.0%  0.0% 
Total 3,067  1.8%  2,963  -5.5% 
 
Category
2006
Shipment
Growth Rate
Shipment
Growth Rate
Beer 1,943  1.3%     
Soju 1,041  1.6%     
Takju    
Chungju 20  -0.1%     
Whisky 11  0.0%     
Others 0.0%     
Total 3,017  2.8%     
 
1) Source: KALIA (Korea Alcohol & Liquor Industry Association)