Line graph showing alcohol sales in the U.S. from 2016 to 2024. Sales remain around $5 billion per month until March 2020, then spike sharply, exceeding the pre-pandemic trend and reaching above $6 billion. Text notes Americans bought a billion dollars more alcohol. Source: Census, adjusted for alcohol prices.
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