voluntary report public distribution date 8 10 2004 gain number ks4042 korea republic of wine market brief approved by mr marcus e lower agricultural trade office us embassy seoul prepared sangyong oh highlights even with the sluggish local economy imports in 2003 surpassed record high previous year growing 55 6 percent to reach 45 million from also showed robust growth 64 an all time 7 2 changing consumer tastes and alcohol beverage consuming culture promise double digit on for many years come while presents opportunities suppliers competition both old new world countries is rising includes psd changes no matrix unscheduled ato ks2 ks usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 09 page 11 unclassified 1 prospects summary value volume set a reaching dollars 13