ALEXANDRIA, Va. -
Aug. 22, 2019 -
PRLog -- — During July, nine-liter control states spirits case sales grew 6.2% over same period sales last year opposite a fairly robust 4.6% comp. Alabama(8.8%)
, Iowa(17.6%), Idaho(7.4%), Maine(10.7%), Montgomery County Maryland(8.6%)
, Mississippi(
13.1%), Montana(12.1%)
, North Carolina(9.9%)
, Ohio(7.0%), Oregon(5.3%), Pennsylvania(
3.8%), Utah(7.9%), Vermont(2.5%)
, Virginia(6.5%)
, West Virginia(12.2%)
, and Wyoming(9.6%)
reported monthly growth rates for July that exceeded their twelve-month trends, while Michigan(2.1%)
and New Hampshire(-6.0%)
grew at rates that fell short of their twelve-month trends. Control state rolling-twelve-
month volume growth, 3.5%, improved slightly upon June's reported 3.4%. Spirits volumes grew 3.8% year-to-date compared to 2.5% a year ago.
Control state spirits shelf dollars grew at 8.5% during July while trending at 6.5% during the past twelve months. Alabama(9.9%)
, Iowa(18.5%), Idaho(9.7%), Maine(12.5%), Montgomery County Maryland(11.8%)
, Mississippi(
16.1%), Montana(17.0%)
, North Carolina(13.2%)
, Ohio(9.9%), Oregon(7.6%), Pennsylvania(
5.9%), Utah(9.0%), Vermont(7.2%)
, Virginia(8.1%)
, and West Virginia(14.9%)
grew shelf dollars during July at rates exceeding their twelve-month trends. Michigan(3.9%)
, New Hampshire(1.2%)
, and Wyoming(7.1%)
grew shelf dollars at rates lagging their twelve-month trends. Shelf dollars in the control states are up 6.4% year-to-date compared to 5.1% a year ago.
For the full release, please visit the NABCA website at:
https://www.nabca.org/news-release/control-state-results-july-2019