Beer Institute releases domestic tax paid estimate for October

In late November, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers: The October 2013 domestic tax paid estimate is 14.2 million barrels. October 2012 removals were 14.3 million (revised) for a decrease of 0.7 percent. There are also 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
YTD                153,737,283        151,102,000                -1.7%                          -2,635,283