Beer Institute releases April 2022 domestic tax paid estimate

Last week, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for April 2022: The April 2022 estimate is 13,700,000 barrels (bbls), a decrease of 5.9 percent compared to April 2021 removals of 14,557,000 bbls. Mark your calendars: The May 2022 domestic tax paid estimate is scheduled to be released on June 29, 2022.

Domestic Tax Paid – TTB

(31 Gallon Barrels)

Month	2021	2022	Percent Change	Volume Change
January	13,115,000	12,300,000	-6.2%	-815,000
February	11,781,000	11,100,000	-5.8%	-681,000
March	14,772,000	15,200,000	2.9%	428,000
April	14,557,000	13,700,000	-5.9%	-857,000
YTD	54,225,000	52,300,000	-3.6%	-1,925,000