Sales of spirits in value terms down by 1.5% in April on corresponding month a year earlierVolumes stabilise, coming in flat (-0.7%)On the face of it, the figures for April suggest that the pressure on spirits from destocking in the US may be starting to ease. After all, the month's flat performance for volumes can only be good news for the overall category, given the pummelling meted out to the off-premise from rising interest rates over the last year or so.There are two - at least - items of evidence for the 'defence', however: April 2024 enjoyed six more selling days than the same month las
Spirits sales in the US – April 2024 – data
Once a month, the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association releases data covering spirits sales in the Control States of the US. Here’s a look at the numbers for April.

Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



