歐元弱勢 入口紅酒無減價 Euro rate doesn't bother impoted wine prices

■紅酒作為一種新興的投資產品，售價每年均保持約1成升幅，部分名貴紅酒升幅更高達2至3成。 香港文匯報記者張偉民 攝 　其他地區貨幣升值會引致輸入型通脹，但一些主要貨幣明明貶值，由相關地區入口的商品售價仍有升無跌！以被譽為「液體黃金」的紅酒為例，由於本身具備投資價值，再加上廣受內地客所追捧，儘管歐元過去1年不斷下滑，但紅酒平均售價卻有增無減，名裝酒的價格更是大幅攀升。 　香港紅酒協會會長張耀成接受香港文匯報專訪時表示，紅酒作為一種新興的投資產品，售價每年均保持1成左右的穩定升勢，一些名貴紅酒升幅更高達2至3成，雖然歐元於2010年的累計跌幅近7%，但卻幾乎未影響到紅酒售價的走勢。 供應商提價對沖匯兌損失 　張耀成解釋，這主要是因為法國的紅酒出口商一直都有「留意歐元」的傳統，若歐元下跌，出口商即相應提價，以抵銷跌幅；而歐元若是上漲，出口商亦會略微下調價格，令兌換成港元後的價格大致維持穩定。雖然，目前僅是法國有這一傳統，德國等其他歐洲國家出口商並未倣效，但法國紅酒在本港市場的佔比約為6至7成，故少數牌子的紅酒即便價格下調，亦不足以左右大局。 　據了解，目前本港從歐洲進口的餅乾、咖啡、魚子醬、芝士等產品價格基本保持不變或略有上升，即便若干價格下調，亦主要是超市的促銷手段。業界指出，歐元匯率變動難以捉摸，經常忽上忽下，目前固然是歐元相對港元貶值，但未來怎樣暫難定論，因此商家對調價都很慎重。不過，如果歐元走貶的趨勢長時間持續，隨著旺銷季節的來臨，一些進口食品有可能會降價。

Fine wine as a new investment products, the general market maintain a steady growth of 10% anually, some exclusive fine wine growth as high as 20%-30%.
Currency appreciation would lead to other parts of imported inflation, but obviously some of the major currency devaluation, the prices of goods imported in related areas still soar and never dropped! The "liquid gold" , for example, since they have investment value, are widely sought after by mainland visitors. Despite the euro falling over the past year, but the average selling price of wine is increasing, were loaded the price of wine to rise significantly. CHEUNG Yiu Sing , Chairman of wine Association of Hong Kong , said that red wine as a new investment product, the price is about to maintain a stable upward trend. For some exclusive red wine increases as high as 20%-30%, while the euro in 2010 cumulative decline of nearly 7%, but almost no impact on wine price trend. Supplier price hedging foreign exchange losses CHEUNG Yiu Sing, explained that this is mainly because of France's wine exporters have always been "pay attention to the euro," the tradition, if the euro, the exporter that the appropriate price increases to offset the decline; and if the rising euro, exporters will also be a slight price cut so converted into Hong Kong dollars, the price remains stable. Although currently only have this tradition in France. Germany and other European countries, the exporter did not go by this way, but the French wine in the local market into a share of about 60%-70%, price change of a small number of brands are not sufficient to have impact on overall situation. In Hong Kong imported European biscuits, coffee, caviar, cheese and other product prices remained unchanged or increased slightly, a small portion of preoduct shows a slight decrease but mainly because of supermarket promotions. Industry pointed out that subtle changes in the euro exchange rate, often ups and downs,  the current depreciation of the euro to HKD is not likely to be a long term situation, even the future is difficult to make conclusion, it is very serious business-to-price adjustment. However, if the euro continued a long trend of downturn, with strong sales season approaching, some imported foods are likely to cut prices.