tba overview The bw166 Serving Index up +1.2% in January to 123.1 March 3, 2020 | August 30, 2020bw166 The bw166 Total Beverage Alcohol Advance report shows overall consumer spending on Beverage Alcohol to be $277.5 Billion, +3.6% versus last year. Some key observations for twelve months ending January 2020: The bw166 serving index is at 123.11, a 1.2% increase over the same period last year. The legal drinking age (LDA) population is now […] Read more »
import/export Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +6.10% By Value Over Last Twelve Months through December 2019, Packaged Exports Decline -4.20% February 11, 2020 | August 30, 2020bw166 The tariffs implemented in October continued to have significant (and worsening) impacts on specific categories of Imports in December. French Red Wines down -63% to $17.7 million in Dec. (compared to down -51% in Nov.). French White Wines down -44% to $12.6 million in Dec. (compared to down -32% in Nov.). French Rose Wines down […] Read more »
product approvals TTB Approved 180.4K Products Over Last Twelve Months through December 2019, An Increase of 7.8K (+4.5%) January 29, 2020 | August 30, 2020bw166 By Category: Beer: 41.3K products approved over the L12M (+9.1% vs. last year) and 10K over the L3M (+11.9% vs. last year) Spirits: 16.1K products approved over the L12M (+10.7% vs. last year) and 4.9K over the L3M (+39.3% vs. last year) Wine: 123K products approved over the L12M (+2.3% vs. last year) and 27K over the L3M (+13.8% vs. last […] Read more »
general How Big is the U.S. Wine Market Really? January 20, 2020 | August 30, 2020bw166 On January 13th, IWSR issued a press release that pronounced “Wine Consumption in the U.S. Declines for First Time in 25 Years”. Past statements from IWSR suggest that the U.S. wine market was about 360 million 9L cases in 2019. However, based on available tax collection data, bw166 projects that the U.S. wine market in 2019 […] Read more »
general Initial Impacts of Tariffs Show Significant Impact on Imports in November 2019 January 9, 2020 | August 30, 2020bw166 But, first, some highlights from the tariffs imposed on October 13, 2019: The primary beverage alcohol imports impacted by the tariffs are French, German and Spanish Wines less than 14% ABV in 2L or smaller containers, Irish or Scotch Single Malt (or straight) Whisky, and German, Spanish, UK Cordials and Liqueurs. Collectively the imports of […] Read more »