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Record-Breaking December Propels Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in 2017

A holiday season that saw Pennsylvanians buying more than $327 million worth of liquor and wine in December is putting the current fiscal year on pace to surpass the retail sales record set in 2016.

December 2016 set a new record for monthly sales for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. With $327.3 million in total sales, including taxes, the final month of 2016 blew past the previous record of $310.3 million, set in December 2015.

The day before Christmas Eve 2016 brought in total sales, including sales and liquor taxes, of $27.4 million – exceeding the top sales day of 2015 and setting a new single-day sales record. The PLCB reported sales of $26.3 million for Dec. 31, 2015.

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