THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The beverage outlets in Kerala had a record sales of liquor on Christmas and the previous days. The Beverages Corporation has now released the figures for liquor sales for the last two days. A total of Rs 152.06 crore of liquor was sold. Last year, liquor worth Rs 122.14 crore was sold on the same dates. There is an increase of 24.50 percent (Rs 29.92 crore) over the previous year.
This year, liquor worth Rs 54.64 crore was sold on Christmas Day alone. This time, there is an increase of 6.84 percent over the previous year. This year, a total of Rs 97. 42 crore was sold, including Rs 71.40 crore on December 24 and Rs 26.02 crore through warehouses. On December 24, 2023, liquor worth Rs 71 crore was sold through outlets. This time, there was 37.21 percent increase in sales on December 24.