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Total alcoholic beverage sales in the U.S. 2006-2018
Total alcoholic beverage sales in the United States from 2006 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)

Where is the growth coming from?
If we look at the different segments within the alcoholic beverage industry, we see that beer has been losing market share to spirits and to a lesser extent wine. Since 2010, spirits have gathered an additional 10 percent of the alcohol market while beer has lost the same amount over that time. Furthermore, over the last 5 years, sales of beer have remained stagnant or declined, while spirits have exploded, averaging over 13 percent sales growth per year. The rise in total alcohol sales might then be explained by this shift towards spirits, where in 2018 the “high end” and “super premium” categories experienced much larger sales growth than the lower “premium” and “value” categories.
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Where is the growth coming from?
If we look at the different segments within the alcoholic beverage industry, we see that beer has been losing market share to spirits and to a lesser extent wine. Since 2010, spirits have gathered an additional 10 percent of the alcohol market while beer has lost the same amount over that time. Furthermore, over the last 5 years, sales of beer have remained stagnant or declined, while spirits have exploded, averaging over 13 percent sales growth per year. The rise in total alcohol sales might then be explained by this shift towards spirits, where in 2018 the “high end” and “super premium” categories experienced much larger sales growth than the lower “premium” and “value” categories.
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- United States
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- 2006 to 2018
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- United States
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- 2006 to 2018
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*Preliminary
** The publication may be purchased on the Beverage Information Group's website.
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- Overview
- Total alcoholic beverage sales in the United States from 2006 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Total alcoholic beverage sales in the U.S. 2006-2018
- Sales market share of the United States alcohol industry from 2000 to 2018, by beverageMarket share of the U.S. alcohol industry by beverage 2000-2018
- Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverages sales of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. wholesale sales of beer and wine 2002-2017
- Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage purchases of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. wholesale purchases of beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 2002-2017
- Value of beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage inventories of merchant wholesalers in the United States from 2002 to 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Value of U.S. wholesale alcoholic beverage inventories 2002-2017
- Beer, wine, and liquor store sales in the United States from 1992 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Beer, wine, and liquor store sales in the U.S. 1992-2018
- Supermarket sales of alcoholic beverages in the United States in 2018, by product category (in million U.S. dollars)Alcohol supermarket sales in the U.S. 2018, by product category
- Alcohol consumption per capita from all beverages in the U.S. from 1850 to 2017 (in gallons of ethanol)Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. 1850-2017
- Beer
- Beer production in the United States from 1860 to 2018 (in million barrels)Beer production in the U.S. 1860-2018
- Size of the beer market in the United States from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)Beer market revenue in the United States from 2010 to 2021
- Sales of the leading domestic beer brands of the United States in 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. beer market: leading domestic beer brands 2017, based on sales
- Value of U.S. product shipments of bottled beer and ale from 2002 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)*U.S. product shipment value of bottled beer and ale 2002-2016
- Sales of the leading imported beer brands of the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)U.S. beer market: leading imported beer brands 2018, based on sales
- Dollar sales of the leading craft beer styles in U.S. supermarkets in 2016 (in million U.S. dollars)*Craft beer sales value of leading styles in U.S. supermarkets 2016
- Average monthly dollar sales of beer in U.S. convenience stores in 2018, by type (in U.S. dollars) U.S. convenience stores: monthly sales of beer per store, by type 2018
- Per capita consumption of beer in the United States from 2010 to 2018 (in gallons)U.S. per capita beer consumption 2010-2018
- Wine
- Number of wineries in the United States in 2019, by state*Producing wineries in the U.S. 2019, by state
- Volume share of grapes crushed in California for the production of wine in 2018, by grape varietyGrape crush volume share in California for the production of wine 2018, by variety
- Total amount of grapes crushed in California for wine production from 2000 to 2018, by wine variety (in 1,000 tons)Amount of grapes crushed in California for wine production 2000-2018, by wine variety
- Total retail value of wine sales in the United States from 2000 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)*Total retail value of wine sales in the U.S. 2000-2018
- Wine import value of the United States in 2018, by country of origin* (in thousand U.S. dollars)U.S. wine import value 2018, by country of origin
- U.S. premium wineries' gross margin from 2002 to 2018Gross margin of premium wineries in the United States 2002-2018
- U.S. premium wineries sales growth from 2002 to 2018U.S. premium wineries sales growth 2002-2018
- U.S. premium wineries' pretax profit from 2002 to 2018U.S. premium wineries' pretax profit 2002-2018
- Distilled Spirits
- Supplier gross revenue of the distilled spirits industry in the United States from 2005 to 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. spirits industry's supplier gross revenue 2005-2018
- Market share of spirits in the United States from 2000 to 2018, based on salesSales market share of spirits in the U.S. 2000-2018
- Sales volume of the United States spirits industry from 2010 to 2018, by category (in million 9 liter cases)Sales volume of the U.S. spirits industry by category 2010-2018
- Leading 10 spirits export markets of the United States from 2005 to 2017, by export value (in million U.S. dollars)Leading 10 spirits export markets of the U.S. by export value 2005-2017
- Per capita consumption of distilled spirits in the United States in 2018, by state (in gallons)Per capita consumption of spirits in the U.S. 2018, by state
- Advertising spending of the distilled spirits industry in the United States in 2018, by medium (in million U.S. dollars)Ad expenditure of the distilled spirits industry in the U.S. by medium 2018
- Share of U.S. adults who consume alcohol at home once per week 2016, by generation
- Brazil: number of craft beer breweries 2005-2017
- Brazil: premium lager beer share of beer market 2007-2016
- Beer, wine, and liquor store monthly sales in the U.S. from 2017-2019
- Ambev: distribution of EBITDA 2016, by region
- Brasil Kirin: distribution of beverage bottling volume 2016, by segment
- Revenue of Yanghe Brewery generated with Chinese schnapps (baijiu) 2010-2012
- Canadian alcohol preferences by income 2018
- Taxes generated by the beer industry in the U.S. in 2016, by segment
- Italy: leading alcoholic beverages' wholesalers 2017, by sales revenues
- Expenses for beverages among households in France 2011-2016
- Sales volume of non-alcoholic beverages in Vinmonopolet in Norway 2009-2018
- Turnover of the beverage manufacturing industry in Poland 2008-2016
- Italy: number of employees of alcoholic beverages' wholesalers 2015-2017
- Total alcoholic beverage sales in the U.S. 2006-2018
- Market share of the U.S. alcohol industry by beverage 2000-2018
- U.S. wholesale sales of beer and wine 2002-2017
- U.S. wholesale purchases of beer, wine and distilled alcoholic beverages 2002-2017
- Value of U.S. wholesale alcoholic beverage inventories 2002-2017
- Beer, wine, and liquor store sales in the U.S. 1992-2018
- Alcohol supermarket sales in the U.S. 2018, by product category
- Per capita alcohol consumption of all beverages in the U.S. 1850-2017
- United States: consumption of alcoholic beverages 2017-2021
- Beer production in the U.S. 1860-2018
- Beer market revenue in the United States from 2010 to 2021
- U.S. beer market: leading domestic beer brands 2017, based on sales
- U.S. product shipment value of bottled beer and ale 2002-2016
- U.S. beer market: leading imported beer brands 2018, based on sales
- Craft beer sales value of leading styles in U.S. supermarkets 2016
- U.S. convenience stores: monthly sales of beer per store, by type 2018
- U.S. per capita beer consumption 2010-2018
- CAGR of craft beer in the U.S. 2017, by type
- Producing wineries in the U.S. 2019, by state
- Grape crush volume share in California for the production of wine 2018, by variety
- Amount of grapes crushed in California for wine production 2000-2018, by wine variety
- Total retail value of wine sales in the U.S. 2000-2018
- U.S. wine import value 2018, by country of origin
- Gross margin of premium wineries in the United States 2002-2018
- U.S. premium wineries sales growth 2002-2018
- U.S. premium wineries' pretax profit 2002-2018
- Producing wineries in the U.S. 2009-2019
- Total wine consumption of the U.S. 2005-2016
- Average wine consumption per U.S. resident 2005-2016
- U.S. spirits industry's supplier gross revenue 2005-2018
- Sales market share of spirits in the U.S. 2000-2018
- Sales volume of the U.S. spirits industry by category 2010-2018
- Leading 10 spirits export markets of the U.S. by export value 2005-2017
- Per capita consumption of spirits in the U.S. 2018, by state
- Ad expenditure of the distilled spirits industry in the U.S. by medium 2018
- Share of U.S. adults who consume alcohol at home once per week 2016, by generation
- Brazil: number of craft beer breweries 2005-2017
- Brazil: premium lager beer share of beer market 2007-2016
- Beer, wine, and liquor store monthly sales in the U.S. from 2017-2019
- Ambev: distribution of EBITDA 2016, by region
- Brasil Kirin: distribution of beverage bottling volume 2016, by segment
- Revenue of Yanghe Brewery generated with Chinese schnapps (baijiu) 2010-2012
- Canadian alcohol preferences by income 2018
- Taxes generated by the beer industry in the U.S. in 2016, by segment
- Italy: leading alcoholic beverages' wholesalers 2017, by sales revenues
- Expenses for beverages among households in France 2011-2016
- Sales volume of non-alcoholic beverages in Vinmonopolet in Norway 2009-2018
- Turnover of the beverage manufacturing industry in Poland 2008-2016
- Italy: number of employees of alcoholic beverages' wholesalers 2015-2017
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