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'Wine tonight?:' Statistics Canada data shows liquor store sales down another year
Alcohol sales dropped 1.6% to $25.8 billion in 2024-2025 despite price increases, driven by younger adults drinking less and a rise in cannabis use, Statistics Canada said.
- The sales of alcoholic beverages at liquor stores in Canada have decreased for the fourth consecutive year in 2025, despite a 1.6% price increase.
- An Ontario resident, the executive director of a company that helps people moderate drinking, has reduced her own liquor purchases significantly by not drinking at home.
- A professor at Carleton University says the decline in alcohol consumption is happening not just in Canada but also in North America, Europe and many other places over the past 5-10 years.
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'Wine tonight?:' Statistics Canada data shows liquor store sales down another year
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Beer, wine and spirits sales fall as Canadians cut back on alcohol, Statistics Canada says
Canadians are buying less alcohol, leading to the largest annual drop in beer, wine, spirits and cider sales in the 20 years Statistics Canada has been tracking the data, according to the agency's new report.
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lechodelarivenord.caRecent data from Statistics Canada show that alcohol stores registered a 1.6% decrease in sales in 2025. "The decline in alcohol sales has occurred...
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