Chinese baiju rice wine: By the numbers
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$92.4 billion
Sales of Chinese baijiu in 2012. The traditional Chinese banquet drink is the world’s largest spirit category by sales. Source: International Wine and Spirit Research Group.
4.9%
Forecasted growth rate for sales of baijiu in 2013,equaling the growth rate for the past two years. Source: Euromonitor
98%
The estimated percentage of China’s sales of spirits in 2012. The category includes vodka and whiskey. Source: Euromonitor
441 million
The number of primary baijiu drinkers in China who are aged between 30 and 49 by 2015. Source: China Cuisine Association
22%
The percentage of the “post-1980 generation” among baijiu drinkers by 2015. Source: China Cuisine Association
4 trillion
Total sales for 13 listed Chinese baijiu companies between 2003 and 2012. Annul growth rate soared since 2006 to 20% from 10%, and peaked in 2011 at 46%. Source: Wind
17 billion liters
Projected baijiu production in 2016, compared with 4.9 billion liters in 2007. Source: Frost & Sullivan