date:Nov 20, 2012
rcent increase.
In comparison, alcohol pricing remains fairly steady. Overall, the CPI of alcoholic beverages grew 1.5 percent, down from Septembers growth of 1.7 percent and the smallest increase since December 2011s 1.4 percent. The CPI of off-premise alcoholic beverages grew 0.5 percent, down from Septembers growth of 1 percent and the lowest increase since Aprils growth of 0.4 percent. The report found that the CPI of off-premise beer, ale and other malt beverages rose by 0.9 percent, down