general Industry Reports July 2025 Total US Beverage Alcohol Review August 19, 2025 | October 25, 2025bw166 BW166 tracks the total beverage alcohol market in the US by analyzing all domestic tax-paid shipments and imports into the US to determine total volumes. We use data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to monitor overall consumer spending. We maintain monthly and annual data records going back to prohibition. This is the only method […] Read more »
general Tariffs, Pricing, and Volume July 28, 2025 | October 13, 2025bw166 Recent news reports indicate that the US and EU may be nearing a trade deal that would impose a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the US. A few reports suggest that Spirits, and possibly wine, might be excluded from these tariffs. This means that the uncertainty continues. Much work has been done across the […] Read more »
general June 2025 US Beverage Alcohol Review July 23, 2025 | July 23, 2025bw166 BW166 tracks the total beverage alcohol market in the US by analyzing 100% of the domestic tax-paid shipments into the US market, as well as all imports into the US market. We maintain monthly or annual data files back to prohibition. This is the only way to truly track the entire market as opposed to […] Read more »
general Beverage Alcohol 2024, A Few Bright Spots, But Mostly Headwinds January 26, 2025 | January 26, 2025bw166 There is much commentary in beverage alcohol trade publications on the trends in the US beverage alcohol market in 2024. Much of the news is negative. BW166 has just issued the Total Beverage Alcohol Overview for December 2024 with a special addendum. The report tracks 100% of the total beverage alcohol entering the US market […] Read more »
general The Good, the Bad, and the Inventory February 5, 2024 | February 5, 2024bw166 Recently, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its fourth quarter estimate, reporting GDP growth of +3.3% – demonstrating the good news that the U.S. economy is still expanding. And, importantly, highlighting that a key component of the increase was consumer spending. Consumer spending in calendar year 2023 for off-premise beverage alcohol was $225 Billion (+3.7%) […] Read more »
