Spirits – How are We Doing so Far?

Dear Client: It will be awhile before we see holiday and full year results. But we have some early indicators and things are looking good. Spirits made a comeback in November with volumes gaining 4.2% in control states, compared to just +1.2% in October, as measured by NABCA. Rolling twelve-month volumes grew 3.1%, which is the same as October. Dollar sales, meanwhile, rose 6.3% in November, which was much improved from October's growth of +3%. Rolling twelve-month sales grew 4.3%