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Scotch exports show international resilience!

Posted May 21, 2009 by The Wild Scotsman

According to the SWA’s May 8, 2009 report titled, Scotch exports show international resilience things are looking up despite the global economy. Here are a few points from the report:
?Global exports up 8% in 2008, breaking £3 billion barrier for first time
? Exports earned £97 a second for the UK balance of trade
? Industry predicts challenging 2009 but remains confident on long term
prospects

The USA is still the top importer of Scotch by Value, however, we are down 11% from 2007 to 2008.
The USA is only second to France in total Scotch imports, however, we are also down 11% from 2007 to 2008.

Scotch Exports For 2008

Cheers,

The Wild Scotsman