BOTTLE ECONOMICS
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BOTTLE ECONOMICS
What goes into a bottle of sake?
ILLUSTRATION: SOHO+CO
RESEARCH FOR SAKE DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE (UK) BY JETRO
LONDON, AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES AND FOOD
RESEARCH DEPARTMENT MARCH 2015
RETAIL PRICE 2000¥
23%
RETAIL PROFIT
WHOLESALE PRICE 1500¥
10%
WHOLESALE PROFIT
LIQUOR TAX
12%
CELLAR PRICE 1050¥
3%
CONSUMPTION TAX
16%
BREWERY PROFIT
18%
BOTTLING
18%
RICE COST
The cost breakdown of a bottle in Japan