Quad-City Times. Nov. 30, 2013. Iowa reports record year in the liquor business By any business measure, Iowa's government-run liquor wholesaling business is a phenomenal success. New figures released by the Iowa Alcoholic Beverage Division report a 34.8 percent gross profit margin. That helped drive a record-setting $295.6 million in revenue, a 5 percent jump over last year. Look back even farther to see how this government agency has succeeded in increasing Iowans' alcohol consumption and liquor profits. Since 2003, Iowans' vodka consumption is up 63 percent to 1.2 million gallons. That doesn't include another 240,707 gallons of flavored vodkas, a product that wasn't on the market 10 years...
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