Pricing Better, But Still Rough

While pricing was brutal over the summer months due to couponing, it appears that Fall pricing did not improve much. Beer CPI In October(at home) rose by 0.1% which was an improvement from the 0.5% decrease experienced in September. Total CPI went up 4.3% in October, and YTD Beer CPI growth of 1.2% remains well under the broader CPI rise of 3.4%. In other words, there is mild inflation among us but the beer industry isn't participating. That sucks given