China’s economic struggles weigh on brewers’ beer sales

The trend: Brewers are feeling the impact of China’s economic challenges.

  • Anheuser Busch InBev’s overall volumes dipped 2.4% YoY in Q3, marking a much bigger decline than the 0.4% dip that analysts expected thanks in part to a 14.2% decline in China sales.
  • Carlsberg’s volumes fell 0.2% YoY in Q3, a disappointment compared with the 0.9% gain analysts expected, as sales in China dropped 6%.

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