- Spirits volumes in US Control States flat, dipping by 0.2%
- Value sales increase 3.1%
Once a month, the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association releases data covering sales of spirits in the Control States of the US.
Here’s a look at the numbers for March.
Happy St Patrick's Day! The Irish whiskey segment enjoyed a prosperous March as last month's value and volume declines reversed markedly. Indeed, the segment's 5% sales increase in the Control States over the whole of 2022 was eclipsed by March's +10%.
Elsewhere, RTDs star cooled, but only slightly, last month, with value growth [+21.2%] behind February's +27.2%. The same can be said of Tequila [March +10.3%, February +12.3%], although the segment remains one of the main growth drivers for spirits in the US.
Finally, keep an eye on Scotch, which saw its declines decelerate in March, compared to both February and full-year 2022.
The NABCA data measures spirits sales across 17 US states [and Montgomery County in Maryland] where distribution is state-controlled. This represents around 25% of total sales in the country and covers both the on- and off-premise channels,
The Control states are:
- Alabama
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Maine
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Montana
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
There are also control municipalities in Alaska, Minnesota and South Dakota.
