Foreign sales of French wines, champagnes and cognacs fell by 6% in 2023 to 16.2 billion euros. This sector represents France's third largest trade surplus sector after aeronautics and cosmetics.
The year 2023 was marked by high inflation, which weighed on household budgets. The United States remains by far the leading buyers of French alcohol, even if its imports have fallen by 22% in value. The increase in the prices of exported bottles has in any case made it possible to limit the drop in volume, which reached 10%.