Apathetic Alcohol

The Friday file: Global alcohol consumption peaked in 2013 at 67 billion gallons. Last year, consumption declined to 66 billion gallons. The decline is pervasive. Per capita German and US consumption has been steadily declining for over 20 years; consumption in Brazil, China and Russia has been declining since roughly 2011. Last year, global beer consumption fell 1.85%, wine declined 0.008%, and spirits rose 0.04%. Have we witnessed Peak Booze?