import/export Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Decline -5% By Value Over L12M through August 2020, Packaged Exports Grow +2% October 7, 2020 | December 3, 2025bw166 Total Beverage Alcohol: Total beverage alcohol imports (including bulk and packaged) declined -4% by value over the last twelve months and declined -5% by value over the last three months. 30% of all imported beverage alcohol by value came from Mexico over the last twelve months. Total beverage alcohol exports (included bulk and packaged) declined […] Read more »
general Beverage Alcohol and the Pandemic September 24, 2020 | December 3, 2025bw166 On September 24th, 2020, bw166 published its Total Beverage Alcohol Overview through August 2020. August marks almost six months of the impacts of the pandemic. The industry has seen a dramatic shift in consumer purchasing patterns by channel. The change has significantly benefited markets tracked by syndicated data companies such as Nielsen and IRI. The […] Read more »
product approvals TTB Approved 170.1K Products Over L12M through August 2020, A Decrease of -0.7K (–0.4%) September 17, 2020 | November 21, 2025bw166 By Category: Beer: 40.5K products approved over the L12M (+2.3% vs. last year) and 9.4K over the L3M (–10.5% vs. last year) Spirits: 17.9K products approved over the L12M (+23.9% vs. last year) and 4.5K over the L3M (+11.9% vs. last year) Wine: 111.7K products approved over the L12M (–4.3% vs. last year) and 27.7K over the L3M (–16.2% vs. last […] Read more »
import/export Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Decline -6% By Value Over Last Twelve Months through July 2020, Packaged Exports Grow +1% September 4, 2020 | December 3, 2025bw166 Total Beverage Alcohol: Total beverage alcohol imports (including bulk and packaged) declined -5% by value over the last twelve months and declined -21% by value over the last three months. 29% of all imported beverage alcohol by value came from Mexico over the last twelve months. Total beverage alcohol exports (included bulk and packaged) declined […] Read more »
general Stable Per Capita Beverage Alcohol Consumption Over Past 30 Years August 24, 2020 | December 3, 2025bw166 Currently, there is a proposal to modify the U.S. Dietary Guidelines which includes reducing the definition of moderate drinking for men from the current recommendation of up to two drinks per day to no more than one. The committee cited evidence that alcohol consumption in the United States has increased during the past 20 years. […] Read more »