Press Release:
(Washington DC) – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:
The October 2014 domestic tax paid estimate is 14,350,000 barrels. October 2013 removals were 14,280,000 (revised) for an increase of 0.5 percent.
Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2013 and 2014:
| Month | 2013 | 2014 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,713,729 | 13,770,000 | 0.4% | 56,271 |
| February | 12,926,210 | 13,400,000 | 3.7% | 473,790 |
| March | 14,803,136 | 14,700,000 | -0.7% | -103,136 |
| April | 15,066,241 | 14,990,000 | -0.5% | -76,241 |
| May | 16,331,364 | 16,025,000 | -1.9% | -306,364 |
| June | 16,661,483 | 16,500,000 | -1.0% | -161,483 |
| July | 16,145,798 | 16,357,080 | 1.3% | 211,282 |
| August | 16,156,772 | 15,341,500 | -5.0% | -815,272 |
| September | 15,190,000 | 15,100,000 | -0.6% | -90,000 |
| October | 14,280,000 | 14,350,000 | 0.5% | 70,000 |
| YTD | 151,274,733 | 150,533,580 | -0.5% | -741,153 |
The Beer Institute is the trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers.