Dining places and bars charge a markup on alcoholic beverages, but people have been spending more on them there than in stores. However, it has every little thing to do with higher costs, instead of consumption.
Prices slowly increasing
When looking at changes in the 30-year period from 1982 to today, NPR found that Americans are beginning to spend a lot more on alcohol in bars and restaurants, according to the "What America Spends On" series.
Only 24 percent of spending was on alcohol in dining places and bars in 1982 while the other 76 percent was spent in shops. This was during the Cold War when Americans were struggling through.
The price of restaurant and bar alcohol has increased 79 percent during that time while store prices have dropped 39 percent. This is essential because it shows why there was a shift in people spending more in restaurants and bars now. Currently, only 60 percent is spent in stores with 40 percent spent in bars and dining places.
Spending behaviors by product
in 1982, only 16.2 percent of alcohol costs were for wine while 48.9 percent was on beer and 34.6 percent was on wine. That has changed a lot in 2012 when wine spending has increased to 39.7 percent. Spending on spirits decreased to 12.6 percent. That was the biggest change seen in the country.
Wine in America is all anyone seems to want. In 2011, France only shipped 320.6 million cases of wine while there were 329.7 million cases shipped in America, according to the San Francisco chronicle. Certainly more Americans are drinking American wine now.
In 2010, the American wine industry was a $30 billion industry. In that year, 241.8 million cases were sent from a lot of different wineries. Millennials are willing to spend more on expensive bottles and are drinking more. California by itself produced 61 percent of that wine, which means California is the state where much of the wine comes from.
Fit for a king
From 1982 to 2012, the amount of beer that people drank did not change at all. In fact, it was 47.7 percent of sales in 2012, according to NPR. People are drinking less overall though because beer production has dropped, according to BusinessInsider, from 203 million gallons produced in 1990 to 182 million in 2011.
Craft breweries are starting to become much more popular also. In fact, there were 1,989 craft breweries in 2011 with 37 closing and 250 new ones opening. Almost 5.7 percent of the industry share and $8.7 billion in revenue was given to the craft breweries. They produced about 11.5 million barrels of beer. There was an 11 percent growth in craft breweries from 2010 to 2011 as well.
Prices slowly increasing
When looking at changes in the 30-year period from 1982 to today, NPR found that Americans are beginning to spend a lot more on alcohol in bars and restaurants, according to the "What America Spends On" series.
Only 24 percent of spending was on alcohol in dining places and bars in 1982 while the other 76 percent was spent in shops. This was during the Cold War when Americans were struggling through.
The price of restaurant and bar alcohol has increased 79 percent during that time while store prices have dropped 39 percent. This is essential because it shows why there was a shift in people spending more in restaurants and bars now. Currently, only 60 percent is spent in stores with 40 percent spent in bars and dining places.
Spending behaviors by product
in 1982, only 16.2 percent of alcohol costs were for wine while 48.9 percent was on beer and 34.6 percent was on wine. That has changed a lot in 2012 when wine spending has increased to 39.7 percent. Spending on spirits decreased to 12.6 percent. That was the biggest change seen in the country.
Wine in America is all anyone seems to want. In 2011, France only shipped 320.6 million cases of wine while there were 329.7 million cases shipped in America, according to the San Francisco chronicle. Certainly more Americans are drinking American wine now.
In 2010, the American wine industry was a $30 billion industry. In that year, 241.8 million cases were sent from a lot of different wineries. Millennials are willing to spend more on expensive bottles and are drinking more. California by itself produced 61 percent of that wine, which means California is the state where much of the wine comes from.
Fit for a king
From 1982 to 2012, the amount of beer that people drank did not change at all. In fact, it was 47.7 percent of sales in 2012, according to NPR. People are drinking less overall though because beer production has dropped, according to BusinessInsider, from 203 million gallons produced in 1990 to 182 million in 2011.
Craft breweries are starting to become much more popular also. In fact, there were 1,989 craft breweries in 2011 with 37 closing and 250 new ones opening. Almost 5.7 percent of the industry share and $8.7 billion in revenue was given to the craft breweries. They produced about 11.5 million barrels of beer. There was an 11 percent growth in craft breweries from 2010 to 2011 as well.
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