Press Release:
(Washington DC) – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:
The March 2015 domestic tax paid estimate is 15,000,000 barrels. March 2014 removals were 14,700,000 (revised) for an increase of 2 percent.
Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2014:
| Month | 2014 | 2015 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,760,957 | 12,880,000 | -6.4% | -880,957 |
| February | 13,400,000 | 12,450,000 | -7.1% | -950,000 |
| March | 14,700,000 | 15,000,000 | 2.0% | 300,000 |
| YTD | 41,860,957 | 40,330,000 | -3.7% | -1,530,957 |
The Beer Institute is a national trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers.