[Press Release:]
(Washington, DC) – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers:
The June 2016 domestic tax paid estimate is 16,607,000 barrels. June 2015 removals were 16,637,000 (revised) for a decrease of 0.2%.
| Month | 2015 | 2016 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 12,934,475 | 12,717,000 | -1.7% | -217,475 |
| February | 12,444,482 | 12,937,000 | 4.0% | 492,518 |
| March | 15,311,089 | 15,406,000 | 0.6% | 94,911 |
| April | 15,013,124 | 14,698,000 | -2.1% | -315,124 |
| May | 15,607,664 | 15,644,000 | 0.2% | 36,336 |
| June | 16,637,000 | 16,607,000 | -0.2% | -30,000 |
| YTD | 87,947,834 | 88,009,000 | 0.1% | 61,166 |
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