alcohol Archives - Inflation Watch https://inflationwatch.drduru.com/tag/alcohol/ Watching for inflation here, there and everywhere Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:15:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/inflationwatch.drduru.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-new-hp-money-printing-plates.png-1.webp?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 alcohol Archives - Inflation Watch https://inflationwatch.drduru.com/tag/alcohol/ 32 32 246324047 Worried About Inflation? At Least It’s Cheaper to Drown Your Sorrows https://inflationwatch.drduru.com/cheaper-to-drown-sorrows/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cheaper-to-drown-sorrows Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:15:07 +0000 http://inflationwatch.wordpress.com/?p=844 CNBC reports that alcohol sales and prices are down this year. Some key points about this past year’s champagne business from the video: Sales to the UK fell 33% and sales to the US fell 43%. Imports into the US fell to 1998 levels. In related news, Craig Wolf, President and CEO of the Wine […]

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]]> CNBC reports that alcohol sales and prices are down this year.

Some key points about this past year’s champagne business from the video:

  1. Sales to the UK fell 33% and sales to the US fell 43%.
  2. Imports into the US fell to 1998 levels.

In related news, Craig Wolf, President and CEO of the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA), tells attendees at the first State of the Alcohol Industry conference that the industry is not recession proof.

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