Beer Institute releases domestic tax paid estimate (June 2013)

The Beer Institute recently published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers. The June 2013 domestic tax paid estimate is 16,650,000 barrels (bbls). June 2012 removals were 16,960,000 bbls (revised) for a decrease of 1.8 percent. Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2012 and 2013. The Beer Institute is the trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers, so the numbers below include taxes for the beer producing industry as a whole in bbls.

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               14,955,023        15,060,000                   0.7%                           104,977
May                16,925,890        16,320,000                  -3.6%                           -605,890
June                16,960,000        16,650,000                  -1.8%                           -310,000
YTD                 91,583,284         89,422,000                 -2.4%                         -1,851,284