by Dr. Hermann Pilz
According to the German Department of Statistics, 1,481.4m litres of wine were imported into Germany in the full year to the end of September 2007. Value was up by 7.5% and volume by 7.8% over the same twelve
month period before. With total value registered at €2.02bn ($2.98b), the average import price was down marginally to €1.36 ($2) per litre. With retailers stocking their shelves for the holiday season, the average was nonetheless higher at €1.46 per litre for the sole month of September. With 660m litres at an average price of €1.09 per litre, Italy continues to lead the import charts in volume with 44.3% of the market, well ahead of France in second and Spain in third place.
