BPI

The beer industry has logged an inauspicious start to autumn, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

Overall inflation held steady in August, but the cost of going out for drinks continued to rise more sharply than stocking the home bar, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The August Beer Purchasers’ Index – coupled with lower inventory at risk of going out of code – revealed an industry that has fallen into “cautionary” mode at summer’s end for a second year, according to NBWA VP of analytics and chief economist Lester Jones’ wholesaler survey.

There’s still more beer demand in the future, according to beer wholesalers’ crystal balls.

Despite wavering scans, beer wholesalers appear to remain optimistic about the category, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

Following 21 months of contraction, the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) has finally returned to expansion driven by “an increase in expected distributor demand.”

The latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) revealed that for the first time in nearly two years, distributors are not planning to purchase less beer than the previous month.

Beer wholesalers appear to be slightly more optimistic about the category through the first two months of 2026 compared to the start of 2025, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

Beer ordering remained in contraction in January, but recorded a “significant bump” compared to December, according to National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) in the first Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) of 2026.

The beer category faces more uncertainty in 2026, according to wholesalers’ buying intentions logged in the National Beer Wholesalers Association’s (NBWA) monthly Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI).

Wholesalers remain in a holding pattern to avoid end-of-year overstocks, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

Wholesalers’ tepidness toward the beer category continued in October, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

There continues to be “little movement” in wholesalers’ (lack of) optimism for the beer category, according to the September Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).

It appears beer wholesalers are not very optimistic for an end-of-summer boost in sales, according to the latest Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) from the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA).