Imports Remain Sluggish

Imports continue to struggle as the Beer Institute reported that November import shipments were down 6.3%, after being down in October a whopping 14.5% (against a hard comp, but still). That brings year-to-date import shipments through November up 2.1%, barely beating out the industry at large.Netherlands shipments lead the march downward, with Dutch shipments down nearly 17% in November. Year-to-date shipments for the Netherlands are down 3.7%.Mexican imports also had a rough month, down 8.5% in November and up 1.4%