According to figures, the US spirits industry declined in March.

According to research, US whisky, rum and vodka sales have been declining over the past 12 months, and this trend persisted in March.

Volume-wise, alcohol sales in March decreased 4.3% from the previous year to 4.84 million nine-liter cases. According to data from the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA), sales value also decreased by 2.2% to $1.09 billion.

March saw a continued downturn in the value and volume of nearly every spirit category covered by NABCA, which includes liquor stores and on-premise sales. The NABCA encompasses 18 control states.

The value of rum decreased by 9.2% and the volume by 11.5%. Volumes of vodka and US whisky fell 5.6% and 4.3%, respectively, while the value of vodka fell 4.9% year over year and that of US whisky fell 0.1%.

Tequila and cocktails, which included RTDs, defied the trend by increasing in both volume and value. Tequila saw a 14.3% increase in volume to 232,000 nine-liter cases, while its value increased by 14% to $20.28 million.