Harvey Impact Shows Up in Shipment Data

Dear Client:Shipments to wholesalers were down 3.4% in August, and a lot of that decline is owed to Hurricane Harvey, per recent BI estimates.Texas volumes - the second largest in the U.S. -- were down 13.4% for the month, and Louisiana saw a double-digit decline as well, down 10.2%. Suffice it to say, "Hurricane Harvey severely impacted August's beer shipment volume," said Beer Institute chief economist Michael Uhrich.The BI didn't "have shipment data below the state level," however, their "depletions