Thirty Six States Growing Shipments

Thirty-six states are up this year YTD through June, and yet scan data are still showing negative sales-to-consumers.When looking at Beer Institute data just released last week, it appears that most states are growing shipments (admittedly with easy comps). Total shipments are up 1.8% YTD. The chart below tells it all. All fifty states are listed and ranked. As you go down the list, the top states' trends obviously have more weight than the bottom (the top ten states account