Yes, Beer Volume is Deteriorating

... But also strangely resilient. Dear Client: The analysts at Goldman Sachs put together some historical NielsenIQ scans through mid-December, and the two week vs 52 week prints on beer look fairly promising given the big price increases the industry has taken.  Dollar sales trends for beer, naturally, are hovering at right around +5% for the last quarter, while averaging up 2.5% for the trailing year. I say 'naturally' because the price increases' effects showed up in Q3-4, doubling dollar