BEER INSTITUTE RELEASES AUGUST 2017 DOMESTIC TAX PAID ESTIMATE
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for August 2017:
The August 2017 estimate is 15,531,000 barrels, a decrease of 4.3% versus August 2016 removals of 16,223,000 barrels. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
| Month | 2016 | 2017 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 12,697,475 | 12,951,000 | 2.0% | 253,525 |
| February | 12,950,492 | 11,724,000 | -9.5% | -1,226,492 |
| March | 15,377,000 | 14,945,000 | -2.8% | -432,000 |
| April | 14,744,000 | 14,134,000 | -4.1% | -610,000 |
| May | 15,677,000 | 16,272,000 | 3.8% | 595,000 |
| June | 16,777,000 | 16,858,000 | 0.5% | 81,000 |
| July | 15,101,000 | 14,413,000 | -4.6% | -688,000 |
| August | 16,223,000 | 15,531,000 | -4.3% | -692,000 |
| YTD 2017 | 119,546,967 | 116,828,000 | -2.3% | -2,718,967 |
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