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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2019 Feb 11;43(3):509–521. doi: 10.1111/acer.13958

Table 1.

National market shares and %ABV for each beverage type for selected years

Beer
2003 2010 2016
market shares (%) %ABV market shares (%) %ABV market shares (%) %ABV
Super Premium, micro/specialty, FMBs 7.3 4.88 8.4 4.91 - -
Premium 17.9 4.99 11.4 4.98 - -
Light 47.7 4.31 52.9 4.28 44.5 4.31
Popular 9.9 4.70 8 4.73 6.5 4.71
Malt 2.4 6.16 2.5 6.68 1.9 6.75
Ice 3.2 5.71 3.6 5.77 3.0 5.76
Imported 11.6 4.69 12.9 4.65 16.0 4.63
Craft - - 5.6* 4.90* 10.4 5.29
Flavored Malt Beverages - - 2.5* 5.92* 3.9 6.48
Super Premium & Premium - - 14.1* 4.5* 13.6 4.96
Wine
2003 2010 2016
market shares (%) %ABV market shares (%) %ABV market shares (%) %ABV
Table wine 90.2 11.55 91.8 12.41 90.7 12.27
Wine cooler 0.4 3.25 0.0 3.28 0.0 3.20
Champagne & Sparkling 4.8 9.88 4.8 9.85 6.5 10.22
Dessert & Fortified 3.9 16.22 3.2 15.04 2.3 13.26
Vermouth/Aperitif 0.7 16.32 0.5 16.35 0.4 16.30
Spirits
2003 2010 2016
market shares (%) %ABV market shares (%) market shares (%) %ABV market shares (%)
Straight whiskey 8.4 41.06 8.0 41.29 9.5 41.91
Blended whiskey 3.4 40.00 2.6 40.00 2.4 40.00
Canadian whiskey 9.7 40.00 8.0 40.00 7.3 40.00
Scotch whiskey 5.7 40.09 4.5 40.16 4.3 40.08
Irish whiskey 0.3 40.05 0.7 40.00 1.6 40.00
Gin 6.9 41.86 5.8 41.79 4.6 42.24
Vodka 26.2 40.00 32.3 40.00 33.6 40.00
Rum 12.3 38.52 13.3 38.04 11.1 37.89
Tequila 4.8 40.00 6.1 40.00 7.2 40.00
Brandy & Cognac 6.2 40.00 5.4 40.00 5.7 40.00
Cordials & Liqueurs 12.1 23.69 10.2 26.69 10.9 28.43
Prepared cocktails 4.0 9.71 3.1 10.71 1.8 11.89
*

Values are for 2011 when the new beer categories were introduced.