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Liquor sales fall year‑to‑date while spirits profits and profit transfers rise
Summary
February cases were up 0.62% year over year while dollar sales fell 0.56%. Year‑to‑date case and dollar sales were down 4.11% and 4.92% respectively; spirits operating profits and profit transfers increased compared with FY25.
Director Louis Luchini presented operational sales and finance data for February and year‑to‑date. February 2026 shipping days matched last year (20); cases sold were 99,530 in February 2026 versus 98,913 in February 2025 (up 0.62%), while dollar sales for February were $16,733,076 versus $16,826,994 last year (down 0.56%).
On a year‑to‑date basis, shipping days were 172 versus 173 last year; cases sold YTD were 927,015 TY versus 966,740 LY (down 4.11%). YTD dollar sales were $160,302,062 compared with $168,591,851 LY (down 4.92%). Spirits operating profits for FY26 were reported at $4,384,922, up 3.46% from $4,238,150 the prior year; spirits profit transfer was $4,945,319 (up 8.00% from $4,579,206). The Commission recorded these figures as the fiscal snapshot for the Bureau's liquor operations.
