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Follow on Google News | NABCA Releases Control States Nine-Liter Spirits Sales for MarchControl State results for nine-liter beverage sales for March 2017
By: NABCA Control state spirits shelf dollars were up 6.6% during March while trending at 4.3% during the past twelve months. Alabama (7.1%), Idaho (10.1%), Maine (7.5%), Michigan (5.6%), Montana (3.8%), North Carolina (10.5%), New Hampshire (9.7%), Ohio (8.6%), Oregon (7.4%), Utah (10.3%), Virginia (9.0%), Vermont (12.9%), West Virginia (2.9%), and Wyoming (0.6%) reported growth rates exceeding their twelve month trends. Shelf dollars in the control states have grown 3.8% year-to-date compared to 6.7% last year. Price/Mix for March is 2.2%, an improvement on February's 1.5%. Irish Whiskey, with 1% share of the control states spirits market, was March's fastest growing category with 19.5% reported and a twelve month trend of 14.7%. Vodka, with 35% share, grew during the same periods at 3.1% and 2.0%. Brandy/Cognac (9.5%), Canadian Whiskey (4.7%), Cocktails (8.4%), Cordials (2.1%), Domestic Whiskey (6.0%), Irish Whiskey (19.5%), Rum (2.4%), Scotch (-0.6%), Tequila (11.4%), and Vodka (3.1%) grew at rates exceeding their twelve month trends, while Gin (-1.2%) fell short. March's nine-liter wine case sales growth rate was -0.7%. Pennsylvania (reporting flat nine-liter case growth for wines), New Hampshire (-7.1%), Utah (4.1%), Mississippi (1.8%), Montgomery County Maryland (0.0%), and Wyoming (-5.0%) are the control states that are the sole wholesalers of wines and spirits within their geographical boundaries. Rolling-twelve month wine volume growth in these six control states was 1.4%, down from February's reported 1.9%. End
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