Press Release:
(Washington DC) – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:
The August 2013 domestic tax paid estimate is 16,300,000 barrels. August 2012 removals were 16,560,000 (revised) for a decrease of 1.6 percent.
Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2012 and 2013:
| Month |
2012 |
2013 |
Percent Change |
Volume Change |
| January |
13,341,173 |
13,700,000 |
2.7% |
358,827 |
| February |
13,750,782 |
12,900,000 |
-6.2% |
-850,782 |
| March |
15,650,416 |
14,792,000 |
-5.5% |
-858,416 |
| April |
14,903,136 |
15,060,000 |
1.1% |
156,864 |
| May |
16,916,518 |
16,320,000 |
-3.5% |
-596,518 |
| June |
17,029,525 |
16,600,000 |
-2.5% |
-429,525 |
| July |
16,430,000 |
16,350,000 |
-0.5% |
-80,000 |
| August |
16,560,000 |
16,300,000 |
-1.6% |
-260,000 |
| YTD |
124,581,550 |
122,022,000 |
-2.1% |
-2,559,550 |
The Beer Institute is the trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers.