general 2023 – A Difficult Year for TBA January 17, 2024 | January 17, 2024bw166 If misery loves company, there was plenty of misery to go around for Beverage Alcohol in 2023. The total servings of Beverage Alcohol shipped into the US market in 2023 declined by 5.1%. The data used by bw166 measures the total amount of Beer, Wine, and Spirits shipped into the US market; it is not […] Read more »
general The US Beverage Alcohol Market – September 2023 November 14, 2023 | November 14, 2023bw166 bw166 tracks the total beverage alcohol market in the US based on tax-paid shipments into the market, both domestic and imports, as well as various data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Census Bureau, The Bureau of Labor Statistics, and various state agencies. The measurement of the market continues to be disrupted by the effects […] Read more »
general Wine – The Glass is Half Full February 5, 2023bw166 Over the past several weeks, two key industry reports have indicated the glass is half empty. First, from Silicon Valley Bank’s State of the Wine Industry Report 2023, one writer recapped, “Younger consumers are not reaching for wine in anything like the older consumers did.” Many other writers conveyed similar points. Second, the 2023 Direct […] Read more »
general First Look at US Beverage Alcohol in 2022 January 16, 2023 | January 16, 2023bw166 The first look at the US Beverage Alcohol market using bw166’s proprietary methodology shows that the Beverage Alcohol Servings Index dropped from 127.37 to 127.20. Total servings of Beverage Alcohol (generally 12 ounces of Beer, 5 ounces of Wine, and 1 ½ ounces of Spirits) entering the market fell by -0.13% in 2022. Generally, the […] Read more »
general Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +10% By Value L12M through November 2022, Packaged Exports Grow +20% January 5, 2023 | January 5, 2023bw166 Total Beverage Alcohol: Total beverage alcohol imports (including bulk and packaged) grew +11% by value over the last twelve months and grew +5% by value over the last three months. 39% of all imported beverage alcohol by value came from Mexico over the last twelve months. Total beverage alcohol exports (including bulk and packaged) grew […] Read more »