Press Release:
(Washington DC) – This week, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:
The December 2013 domestic tax paid estimate is 13,150,000 barrels. December 2012 removals were 13,050,000 (revised) for an increase of 0.8 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 | 16,464,805 | 16,200,000 | -1.6% | -264,805 |
| August | 16,554,238 | 16,140,000 | -2.5% | -414,238 |
| September | 14,826,690 | 15,190,000 | 2.5% | 363,310 |
| October | 14,300,000 | 14,200,000 | -0.7% | -100,000 |
| November | 13,500,000 | 13,450,000 | -0.4% | -50,000 |
| December | 13,050,000 | 13,150,000 | 0.8% | 100,000 |
| YTD | 180,303,411 | 177,782,000 | -1.4% | -2,521,411 |
The Beer Institute is the trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers.