Beer Institute Releases Domestic Tax Paid Estimate

WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:

The November 2013 domestic tax paid estimate is 13,450,000 barrels. November 2012 removals were 13,500,000 (revised) for a decrease of 0.4 percent.

Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2012 and 2013:

Month20122013Percent ChangeVolume Change
January13,341,17313,700,0002.7%358,827
February13,750,78212,900,000-6.2%-850,782
March15,650,41614,792,000-5.5%-858,416
April14,903,13615,060,0001.1%156,864
May16,916,51816,320,000-3.5%-596,518
June17,029,52516,600,000-2.5%-429,525
July16,464,80516,200,000-1.6%-264,805