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# October BPI Shows Continued YoY Improvement
- URL: https://bevnews.net/october-bpi-shows-continued-yoy-improvement/
- Published: 2026-11-09T04:25:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T04:25:17.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker
- Tags: Sales, Beer Purchasers Index

The **National Beer Wholesalers Association**'s Beer Purchasers Index showed improvement for the third consecutive month in October. 

NBWA reports October's BPI reading of 39 (+15 YoY from October 2025) continues the annual improvement seen in August (40, +13) and September (39, +11). This reading reflects typical fall inventory transition with seven of the last ten October surveys coming in below 50.

Coupled with a relatively higher ARI reading of 52, the results maintain the beer industry's contractionary position heading into winter.  
  
All segments, except Imports, recorded higher year-over-year readings. Cider reached the 50 benchmark for just the second time since 2018

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| Looking across the segments for October:**The below premium index at 52** is 12 points higher than October 2025 and six points higher than September 2026.**The cider segment at 50** is 14 points higher than October 2025 and six points higher than September 2026.**The premium lights index at 40** is seven points higher than October 2025 and one point higher than September 2026\. **The FMB/seltzer index at 39** is four points higher than October 2025 but five points lower than September 2026.**The premium regular index at 38** is four points higher than October 2025 and three points higher than September 2026.**The import index at 37** is six points lower than October 2025 and three points lower than September 2026.**The craft index at 24** is 10 points higher than October 2025 and one point higher than September 2026. |
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