date:Feb 17, 2013
The wine and spirits industry thus regains its position as Frances second largest surplus item on the countrys trade balance (9.5 billion), after the aviation industry (20 billion). A number of individual factors combined to produce the results in 2012. The first is healthy growth in wine sales which rose by 8.5 percent across the board and 10 percent for still wines; overall growth was slightly stunted by Champagnes failure to contribute to value increases as it normally does (see below). Spiri