Scotch whisky exports fall by 18% in first half of 2024, data shows

Exports of scotch whisky has fallen by 18% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, according to the latest data.
The value of scotch whisky exports has declined by 18% (£2.1bn) when compared with the first half of 2023 according to The Scotch Whisky Association - a year in which the industry saw a reduction in exports after a record-breaking 2022.
In the same period, the volume of exports fell by 10.2%, to the equivalent of 566m 70cl bottles - or 36 bottles of scotch whisky exported each second, compared to 40 bottles per second in the first half of 2023.
Publishing the figures, which are collated by HMRC, the SWA called on the new UK government to take action to ‘back Scotch producers to the hilt’, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to do in the run up to the General Election.