Andhra liquor sales surge in December on New Year festive demand

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Customers queued up   astatine  a vino  store  successful  Vijayawada.

Customers queued up astatine a vino store successful Vijayawada. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri

Liquor income successful Andhra Pradesh recorded a important summation successful December 2025, driven mostly by New Year celebrations and the vacation season. Official information amusement that full liquor income betwixt December 1 and 31, 2025 touched astir ₹2,767 crore, marking astir 8% maturation compared to ₹2,568 crore recorded successful December 2024.

The surge was peculiarly crisp successful the past 3 days of the year. On December 29, 30 and 31 alone, liquor worthy astir ₹543 crore was sold crossed the State successful 2025, a steep emergence from ₹336 crore during the corresponding play successful 2024. Officials property this spike chiefly to New Year festivities, extended holidays and accrued user spending during year-end celebrations.

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District-wise information bespeak wide variations successful sales. Visakhapatnam territory topped the illustration with liquor income of astir ₹178.6 crore successful December, followed by Tirupati territory astatine astir ₹169.4 crore and NTR territory with astir ₹155.4 crore.

At the different extremity of the spectrum, income remained comparatively debased successful tribal and little urbanised districts. Alluri Sitarama Raju territory recorded liquor income of astir ₹30.7 crore, portion Parvathipuram Manyam reported astir ₹35.4 crore. Sri Sathya Sai territory besides saw humble sales, totalling astir ₹65 crore during the month.

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Officials enactment that December traditionally witnesses higher liquor depletion owing to festivals, weddings and year-end celebrations, but the figures for 2025 underline a sharper uptick compared to the erstwhile year, reflecting changing depletion patterns and festive request crossed municipality centres.

Published - January 02, 2026 11:38 americium IST

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