Alcohol - spirits 2025: Mainstream spirits feel the squeeze

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Not even a 2.1% increase in average price per litre has been enough to keep category value in the black

Spirits sales are in a slump, and a squeeze on spending power is to blame. “Inflationary pressures continue to weigh on the spirits category,” notes Hassan Atir, NIQ analytics executive.

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