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2025中国白酒市场现状分析,中国白酒市场行业调整与破局之路
Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-06-23 14:09

Core Viewpoint - The Chinese liquor market is undergoing a significant adjustment period in 2025, facing various challenges and opportunities, as highlighted in the "2025 China Liquor Market Mid-term Research Report" released on June 18, 2025 [1][8]. Market Performance: Overall Pressure and Increasing Differentiation - In 2024, the liquor industry exhibited a "declining volume but increasing profit" phenomenon, with a total production of 4.145 million kiloliters, down 1.8% year-on-year, while sales revenue reached 796.38 billion yuan, up 5.3% year-on-year, and total profit soared to 250.87 billion yuan, up 7.8% year-on-year [4][11]. - The concentration of profits among leading companies has increased, with the CR6 companies (Moutai, Wuliangye, Shanxi Fenjiu, Luzhou Laojiao, Yanghe, and Gujing Gongjiu) accounting for 86% of the industry's total profit, up from 55% in 2014, indicating a rising industry concentration and a pronounced Matthew effect [4][12]. - In the first quarter of 2025, the industry faced continued pressure, with production down 7.2% year-on-year, but listed liquor companies performed better, achieving operating revenue of 153.42 billion yuan, up 1.7% year-on-year, and net profit of 64.91 billion yuan, up 2.3% year-on-year [4][27]. - Survey results indicated that 59.7% of liquor companies experienced a decrease in operating profit in the first half of 2025, with 50.9% reporting a decline in revenue, primarily due to a reduction in customer numbers and average transaction value [4][31]. Consumption Trends: Youthful and Rational - The younger consumer group (born between 1985 and 1994) is becoming a breakthrough point in the segmented market, while business and management personnel remain the main consumers [5]. - The consumption focus is shifting from the 300-500 yuan price range to the 100-300 yuan range, with the 500-800 yuan range facing survival difficulties, driven by rational consumption that favors high-cost performance products [5]. - Consumption scenarios are increasingly moving towards weddings, family gatherings, and solo drinking, while business banquets are declining, prompting companies to adjust product strategies [5]. Channel Transformation: Diversification and Digitalization - The channel layout is becoming more diversified, with a significant increase in direct sales and online business for many liquor companies, with nearly 40% reporting steady growth in online sales [6]. - From January to May 2025, online sales exceeded 30 billion yuan, with 42.9% of companies reporting growth in online business [6][35]. - In 2024, 18 A-share listed liquor companies reported online sales revenue of 33.22 billion yuan, down 3.7% year-on-year, but the average proportion of online sales to total revenue increased by 0.3 percentage points to 5.0% [6][37]. Future Outlook: Transformation and International Exploration - 2025 is a critical period for the liquor industry to transform and upgrade, focusing on regional construction, digital channel development, product innovation, and cultural marketing [7]. - Despite short-term pressures from inventory digestion and weak demand, the industry is expected to gradually shift towards a value competition model based on "quality + brand + culture" [7]. - Over 60% of liquor companies are expanding into overseas markets, primarily in the Asia-Pacific region, necessitating the creation of products that align with foreign consumer habits and values [7].