Imports Down -2.5% in November

Dear Client:But they're up nearly 5% year-to-date, according to Lester Jones at the Beer Institute. That's not so bad. As usual in 2010, there were wild swings in shipments. Mexican imports down nearly 15% in November, Ireland up 22%, Netherlands up 5%. What's up with Ireland? Well, year-to-date the country's imports are up 2%, which is in tune with Diageo's trends for Guinness, which make up the lion's share of Ireland imports. Timing of shipments, for everybody this year, tended