Alcohol sales are declining, particularly among young people. This trend is reflected in falling share prices of major alcohol producers and distributors. While some categories like ready-to-drink cocktails show growth in dollar amount, volume declines are significant across beer, wine, and spirits.
Overall alcohol sales down 1%, but price increases offsetting volume declines
Beer sales down 2.9%, wine down 4.4%
Spirits show a 1.8% increase overall, but a 2.3% volume decline when excluding ready-to-drink cocktails
Volume decline for spirits is the first in 30 years