19 StateWays Q www.stateways.com Q November/December 2014
FISCAL YEAR IN REVIEW
KEY STATISTICS
Fiscal Year 2014
Totals from all 18 jurisdictions
Totals rounded to nearest hundred thousand
FY '13 FY '14 Change
Gross Sales $9,048.5 $9,292.1 +2.7%
(Millions)
Revenue Contribution $2,692.8 $2,721.3 +1.1%
(Millions)
Distilled Spirits Sales 46.9 46.0 -1.9%
(Millions of cases)
Operating Expenses $1,082.5 $1,129.7 +4.4%
(Millions)
State Notes
Gross sales revenue gained in every control jurisdic-
tion, with the exception of Pennsylvania. Utah's increase
of 5.9 percent from $346.8 million in gross sales for FY
2013 to $367.2 million in FY 2014 was the best among
the control states. Ohio's 5.5 percent year-over-year in-
crease was second best and New Hampshire's 5.4 percent
increase was third.
Thirteen jurisdictions reported an increase in revenue
contributions, while four reported a decrease and Ohio did
not disclose its revenue contribution. Wyoming's year-over-
year increase of 13.9 percent led the way, while Maine was
close behind at a gain of 13.8 percent. Alabama was third
with an 8.4 percent increase in its revenue contribution.
Despite a 1.9 percent decrease on the national level,
15 jurisdictions reported an increase in sales volume of
distilled spirits cases in FY 2014. Montgomery County,
MD, reported the top increase at 5.7 percent. North
Carolina's increase of 4 percent was second and Utah was
third with a 2.9 percent increase.
Removing Pennsylvania from the overall equation
paints a more upbeat picture for the control states. Year-
over-year gross sales were up 4.5 percent when PA is re-
moved from both data sets, compared to the 2.7 percent
increase when all jurisdictions are included. Volume of
case sales for distilled spirits jumps three points from a 1.9
percent year-over-year decrease to a 1.1 percent increase
when Pennsylvania's fi gures are excluded.
The following pages contain the individual sta-
tistics for Fiscal Year 2014 for each of the 18 control
jurisdictions.
Ranked According To Fiscal Year 2014 Gross Sales
In millions to nearest hundred thousand
State Reported FY '14 Sales
1 Pennsylvania $2,107.4
2 Michigan $1,150.0
3 Ohio $916.7
4 North Carolina $867.0
5 Virginia $800.5
6 New Hampshire $626.9
7 Oregon $518.6
8 Alabama $407.2
9 Utah $367.2
10 Mississippi $292.9
11 Montgomery County, MD $268.6
12 Iowa $264.8
13 Idaho $169.0
14 Maine $144.0
15 Montana $124.3
16 Wyoming $101.5
17 West Virginia $95.2
18 Vermont $70.2
Source: StateWays via control state agencies
THE CONTROL STATES
