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Originally published Monday, December 29, 2008 at 8:13 AM

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Liquor sales are recession proof

The marketing manager of the state Liquor Control Board says sales seem to be recession proof.

OLYMPIA — The marketing manager of the state Liquor Control Board says sales seem to be recession proof.

Steve Burnell says sales of liquor and wine are up about 5 percent this year over the $774 million total last year.

He told The Tacoma News Tribune many people see liquor as an affordable luxury they are not giving up.

Burnell says the trend of the past few years is for people to consume less but to choose premium brands.

Burnell also says that for some reason tequila is popular in Washington.

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Guess that ruins any hope of the state getting out of the liquor business.  Posted on December 29, 2008 at 8:45 AM by seanster. Jump to comment
Obviously people are not going to stop drinking. If anything, they'll start consuming more in these tough economic times.  Posted on December 29, 2008 at 9:50 AM by Fup. Jump to comment
what do you expect when alcohol is the national drug  Posted on December 29, 2008 at 1:43 PM by lenticular. Jump to comment

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