Sales of beer, wine and spirits in the state topped $479 million for fiscal 2018-19, which ended June 30, according to preliminary numbers presented to the state liquor commission Tuesday.
If those numbers hold, it would represent an increase of 5.65%, or $25.6 million, over the previous year — when sales hit $453.69 million, said Man Diep, finance director of the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.
The new sales figures include beer, wine and spirits sold at restaurants, bars and in Utah’s state-run liquor stores. They don’t include beer that contains less than 4 percent alcohol by volume, which can be purchased at grocery and convenience stores.