Beer sales are up 6% for retailer Total Wine & More. (Washington Post)
sales of "below premium" beers -- which account for nearly a quarter of the market -- were up 3.3 percent by volume this year compared to last. Budget beers jumped 4.8 percent. At 7-Eleven, beers sold by the cases of 18 or 24 have been particularly popular
Although consumer demand remains strong, the beer industry is suffering from the high cost of grains and fuel, increasing production and distribution costs. Prices of beer have increased as much as 7 percent in some categories, according to Nielsen.
Nielsen's has lots of other free market info.
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