What America Spends On Booze

NPR:

Out of every $100 American consumers spend, about $1 goes to alcohol. That hasn't changed much over the past 30 years.

But where we spend our money on alcohol has changed quite a bit. We spend a bigger chunk of our booze money in bars and restaurants. We spend less money buying alcohol at the store to drink at home.

Read the whole story at NPR

Comments

[AlfredE69]

07:25 AM on 06/21/2012

At one time, having a whiskey-with-a-beer-back was considered a crime.

[Cynaegirus the hero]

05:11 AM on 06/21/2012

my name is Dionysus ......

[LetsComeDownToEarth]

10:29 PM on 06/20/2012

These are the random statistics which I find odd. One would think during these economic times people would be trying to save money and drink at home.

[blit0073]

06:16 PM on 06/20/2012

I'll drink to that.

[Craig Bovia]

02:08 PM on 06/20/2012

CHEERS

[ceekreewd]

12:14 PM on 06/20/2012

Buy the booze at the store then smuggle the flask into the bar --- or secretly drink in the parking lot. Either way you reduce the amount of gouging being done to you...

[TheN8tureBoy]

02:25 PM on 06/20/2012

To you? Consumers have no choice?

[QtheHero]

12:03 PM on 06/20/2012

I buy my liquor at a store. I tend to drink expensive gins and the prices are outrageous for a drink at a bar.

[Pferdefreund]

11:44 AM on 06/20/2012

Goes to show you again - why would you pay 5$ - 10 $ at a reaturant or a bar - no sense in that. Cook yourself and buy a bottle. Less than 1/3 of the price in a restaurant. Simple economics pays off.

[ninjasrolled]

02:04 PM on 06/20/2012

While I agree in theory, the way I learned to cook (and drink) was at the restaurants in which I worked. It's nice to see what other chefs and mixologists are doing so that you can have an array of inventive recipes to call on when you are at home.