Friday, March 23, 2012

Scotland's Scotch Exports Unaffected By Recession


Scotch Whisky Industry Unaffected By Recession -- Times of India

LONDON: The whisky industry in Scotland, one of the most popular in the world, has not been affected by the economic downturn because of developing overseas markets, especially in India, China and Brazil, a report said.

Scottish whisky exports increased by 23 percent last year, Sky News reported.

Whisky has become one of Britain's biggest exports at a time when the country's economy was ailing. The drink is now worth over 4.5 billion pounds (Rs.370 billion) a year.

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My Comment: The BRIC countries love their scotch .... and I expect even more exports to these countries in the future.

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