Japan Spirits - Market Assessment and Forecast to 2023
Summary
The Japanese spirits sector is led by the ‘specialty spirits’ category in both value and volume terms. However, the ‘whiskey’ category is expected to register the fastest value and volume growth during 2018-2023. On-trade transactions accounted for the leading share in the distribution of spirits in the country. Glass is the most commonly used pack material in the sector. Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd, Suntory Holdings Ltd and Asahi Group are the leading players in the Japanese spirits sector.
Our Country Profile report on the spirits sector in Japan provides insights on high growth categories to target, trends in the usage of package materials, category level distribution channel data and market share of brands.
What else is contained?
Scope
Reasons to buy
Summary
The Japanese spirits sector is led by the ‘specialty spirits’ category in both value and volume terms. However, the ‘whiskey’ category is expected to register the fastest value and volume growth during 2018-2023. On-trade transactions accounted for the leading share in the distribution of spirits in the country. Glass is the most commonly used pack material in the sector. Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd, Suntory Holdings Ltd and Asahi Group are the leading players in the Japanese spirits sector.
Our Country Profile report on the spirits sector in Japan provides insights on high growth categories to target, trends in the usage of package materials, category level distribution channel data and market share of brands.
What else is contained?
- Sector data: Overall sector value and volume data with growth analysis for 2013-2023.
- Category coverage: Value and growth analysis for brandy, gin & genever, liqueur, specialty spirits, whiskey, vodka, tequila with inputs on individual segment share within each sector and the change in their market share forecast for 2018-2023.
- Distribution data: Percentage of sales within each sector through distribution channels such as cash & carries & warehouse clubs, convenience stores, department stores, hypermarkets & supermarkets, vending machines, e-retailers, “dollar stores”, variety stores & general merchandise retailers, drug stores & pharmacies, and other general retailers.
- Leading players: Market share of brands and private labels in both value and volume terms in 2018.
- Packaging data: consumption breakdown for package materials and pack types in each category, in terms of percentage share of number of units sold. Pack material data for rigid plastics, glass, flexible packaging, rigid metal and others; pack type data for: specialty container, bottle, tube, tub and others.
Scope
- The Japanese spirits sector is expected to grow by value during 2018-2023
- Specialty spirits is the largest category in both value and volume terms in the Japanese spirits sector
- Whiskey is expected to register the fastest growth in both value and volume terms during 2018-2023
- On-trade transactions accounted for the leading share in the distribution of spirits in the country.
- Takara Shuzo Co., Ltd, Suntory Holdings Ltd and Asahi Group are the top three companies in the sector.
- Glass is the most commonly used pack material in the Japanese spirits sector.
Reasons to buy
- Identify high potential categories and explore further market opportunities based on detailed value and volume analysis
- Existing and new players can analyze key distribution channels to identify and evaluate trends and opportunities
- Gain an understanding of the total competitive landscape based on detailed brand share analysis to plan effective market positioning
- Our team of analysts have placed a significant emphasis on changes expected in the market that will provide a clear picture of the opportunities that can be tapped over the next five years, resulting in revenue expansion
- The packaging analysis report helps manufacturers, in identifying the most commonly used packaging materials in the sector
- Analysis on key macro-economic indicators such as real GDP, nominal GDP, consumer price index, household consumption expenditure, population (by age group, gender, rurral-urban split, and employed people and unemployment rate. It also includes economic summary of the country along with labor market and demographic trends.
Table of Contents
- Report scope
- Executive summary
- Japan in the global and regional context
- Japan in the global and Asia-Pacific spirits sector
- Japan compared to other leading countries in Asia-Pacific
- Per capita consumption and expenditure - Japan compared to Asia-Pacific and global levels
- Sector analysis - spirits
- Country snapshot - spirits sector in Japan
- Value and volume analysis - spirits sector in Japan
- Cross category comparison - value and growth rate
- Change in category share by value
- Cross category comparison - volume and growth rate
- Change in category share by volume
- Per capita consumption analysis by category
- Category analysis: brandy
- Segment analysis (in value terms): brandy
- Segment analysis (in volume terms): brandy
- Category analysis: gin & genever
- Category analysis: liqueurs
- Segment analysis (in value terms): liqueurs
- Segment analysis (in volume terms): liqueurs
- Category analysis: rum
- Segment analysis (in value terms): rum
- Segment analysis (in volume terms): rum
- Category analysis: specialty spirits
- Segment analysis (in value terms): specialty spirits
- Segment analysis (in volume terms): specialty spirits
- Category analysis: tequila & mezcal
- Category analysis: vodka
- Segment analysis (in value terms): vodka
- Segment analysis (in volume terms): vodka
- Category analysis: whiskey
- Segment analysis (in value terms): whiskey
- Segment analysis (in volume terms): whiskey
- Distribution analysis
- Distribution channel share analysis: spirits
- Distribution channel share analysis by category
- Competitive landscape
- Leading companies (in volume terms) in the spirits sector, 2018
- Top 5 companies share by brand (in volume terms) in the spirits sector, 2018
- Brand shares of top five companies (in volume terms) by category, 2018
- Degree of consolidation/fragmentation by category
- Packaging analysis
- Pack material
- Pack type
- Closure type
- Primary outer type
- Consumergraphics
- Demographic analysis
- Macroeconomic analysis
- Economic summary, labor market trends, and demographic trends
- GlobalData country risk index (GCRI)
- Methodology
- Definitions
- Appendix
List of Tables
- Country snapshot - leading value categories
- Country snapshot - fastest growing segments
- Cross category comparison - by value (2013-2023)
- Cross category comparison - by volume (2013-2023)
- Per capita consumption (by category), Japan compared to Asia-Pacific and global levels (in liters), 2018
- Brandy - value analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Brandy - volume analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Liqueurs - value analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Liqueurs - volume analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Rum - value analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Rum - volume analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Specialty spirits - value analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Specialty spirits - volume analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Vodka - value analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Vodka - volume analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Whiskey - value analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Whiskey - volume analysis by segment, 2013-2023
- Change in distribution share, 2013-2018
- Top 5 companies share by brand (in volume terms) in the spirits sector, 2018
- Brand shares of top five companies (in volume terms) by category, 2018
- Key pack types in the Japanese spirits sector, percentage share of pack units, 2018
- Performance overview (score: 1-100)
- Category data, by segment
- Category data, by on-trade and off-trade
- Per capita consumption (in liters), 2013-2023
- Per capita expenditure, 2013-2023
- Spirits sales distribution in Japan - by category, 2018
- Brand share (in volume terms) in the spirits sector, 2018
- Brand share (in volume terms) in the spirits sector by category, 2018
- Pack material (in million pack units), 2013-2023
- Pack materials by category (in million pack units), 2018
- Pack type (in million pack units), 2013-2023
- Pack types by category (in million pack units), 2018
- Closure type (in million pack units), 2013-2023
- Closure types by category (in million pack units), 2018
- Primary outer type (in million pack units), 2013-2023
- Primary outer types by category (in million pack units), 2018
- Real GDP and annual growth (%), 2014-2022
- Nominal GDP and annual growth (%), 2014-2022
- Consumer price inflation (%), 2014-2022
- Employed people and unemployment rate (%), 2014-2022
- Nominal household final consumption expenditure and annual growth (%), 2014-2022
- Population and annual growth (%), 2014-2022
- Population by age group (%)
- Population by gender (%)
- Population by rural-urban split (%)
- Exchange rates, 2013-2023
- Value/volume change at segment level
List of Figures
- Value and volume share of Japan in the global and Asia-Pacific spirits sector, 2018-2023
- Japan compared to other top countries in terms of market share, growth, and competitive landscape
- PCC comparison - Japan, Asia-Pacific, and global, 2013-2023
- PCE comparison - Japan, Asia-Pacific, and global, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, spirits sector, 2013-2023
- Cross category comparison - by value growth rate (2013-2023)
- Change in category share (in value terms), 2018-2023
- Cross category comparison - by volume growth rate (2013-2023)
- Change in category share (in volume terms), 2018-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, brandy category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, gin & genever category , 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, liqueurs category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, rum category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, specialty spirits category , 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, tequila & mezcal category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, vodka category, 2013-2023
- Market size and growth analysis by value and volume, whiskey category, 2013-2023
- Share of key distribution channels, 2018 - spirits
- Key distribution channel share by category, 2018
- Leading companies (in volume terms) in the spirits sector, 2018
- Category-wise consolidation/fragmentation (in volume terms) - spirits, 2018
- Key pack materials in the Japanese spirits sector, percentage share of pack units, 2018
- Annual growth rate by key pack material, 2013-2023
- Use of pack material by category (in pack units), 2018
- Annual growth rate by key pack type, 2013-2023
- Use of pack type by category (in pack units), 2018
- Key closure types in the Japanese spirits sector, percentage share of pack units, 2018
- Annual growth rate by key closure type, 2013-2023
- Use of closure type by category (in pack units), 2018
- Key primary outer types in the Japanese spirits sector, percentage share of pack units, 2018
- Annual growth rate by key primary outer type, 2013-2023
- Use of primary outer type by category (in pack units), 2018
- Demographic analysis
- Real GDP value and annual growth (%)
- Nominal GDP value and annual growth (%)
- Consumer price inflation (%)
- Nominal household final consumption expenditure growth (%)
- Population (millions) and annual growth (%)
- Population by age group (%)
- Population by gender (%)
- Population by rural-urban split (%)
- Employed people (millions) and unemployment rate (%)
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Takara shuzo co ltd
- Suntory Holdings Ltd
- Asahi Group
- Sanwa shurui co ltd
- Hitejinro co ltd
- Satsuma shuzo co ltd
- Godoshuzo
- Unkai shuzo co
- Jun
- Godo Shusei Co. ,LTD.
- Kirishima Shuzo Co. Ltd.
- Hamada Shuzo
- Takahashi
- Shuzo Co. Ltd
- Hakusuisha,Inc.
- Nakano BC Co. Ltd.
- Diageo plc
- Pernod Ricard SA
- Kirin Group
- Brown-Forman Corporation
- Bacardi Limited
