French wines export figures
700 trading houses
62,000 vineyards
650 cooperative enterprises
807K
ha of vines on July 31, 2018
(average five-year 2013-2018)
French spirits export figures
+ 200
spirits companies
45 million hl
(average 2014-2018)
PDO
59% of the production area and 47% of the total production
PGI
28% of the production area and 28% of the total production
WWGI
5% of the production area and 5% of the total production
(excluding Cognac/Armagnac)
700K €
purchase of French agricultural raw materials
Turnover
Wine production
11 billion €
accounts of agriculture 2017 (INSEE)
Downstream company
17 billion €
Financial analysis "Crédit Agricole"
9.1
billion €
Jobs
150,000
direct jobs (55,000 non-employees and 77,000 employees, of which 17,000 in cooperatives)
8,500
direct jobs
40,000
employees of wine and spirits companies
(agricultural social regime excluded)
Consumption and foreign trade
| Taxed consumption 2017 (France) | |
|---|---|
| 27.4 million hl | 310 million liters |
| Exportation 2018 | |
|---|---|
|
13.8 billion € |
|
| 9.3 billion € (14.1 million hl) | 4.5 billion € (1.9 million hlap) |
| Importation 2018 | |
|---|---|
|
2.1 billion € |
|
| 0.9 billion € (6.9 million hl) | 1.2 billion € (1.3 million hlap) |
| Trade surplus 2018 | |
|---|---|
|
11.7 billion € |
|
| 8.4 billion € | 3.3 billion € |
| 2nd surplus of France's trade balance in 2018 |
Tourism
5 million
of foreign tourists visiting wine and spirits companies in France for a related turnover exceeding 5 billion €