Sales Strong in Fall 2017

BC’s wholesale sales of BC Micro Brew showed 24.8% growth from October to December after 28.2% growth from July to September. Another strong category was coolers with 27.8% growth following a 19.4% increase the previous quarter. See how the other categories performed.

Wholesale Sales in Litres with % change over 2016

October – December 2017

Beer – Domestic BC Commercial: 40,394,303, -0.2%
Beer – BC Micro Brew: 6,472,972, +24.8%
Beer – BC Regional: 9,468,070, +4.6%
Beer – Import: 10,787,938, +5.4%
Cider – Domestic & Import: 3,972,537, +3.8%
Coolers: 5,017,590, +27.8%
Gin: 405,570, +11.9%
Rum: 1,301,321, -1.6%
Tequila: 214,942, +13%
Vodka: 2,372,047, +4.2%
Whisky: 2,247,606, +3.6%
Wine – BC: 10,788,032, +2.4%
Wine – Canadian: 176,410, +21.7%
Wine – USA: 2,274,093, -2.4%
Wine Total: 21,669,028, +1.6%
Source: BC Liquor Distribution Branch