Beer Institute Releases Domestic Tax Paid Estimate
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:
The December 2015 domestic tax paid estimate is 13,532,000 barrels. December 2014 removals were 13,783,000 (revised) for a decrease of -1.8%.
Please note that the estimates below for January through October of both 2014 and 2015 reflect revised estimates released by the TTB:
| Month | 2014 | 2015 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,762,650 | 12,930,000 | -6.1% | -832,650 |
| February | 13,403,861 | 12,440,000 | -7.2% | -963,861 |
| March | 14,771,333 | 15,239,000 | 3.2% | 467,667 |
| April | 14,932,752 | 14,991,000 | 0.4% | 58,248 |
| May | 16,019,434 | 15,514,000 | -3.2% | -505,434 |
| June | 16,660,383 | 16,666,000 | 0.0% | ,617 |
| July | 16,329,157 | 15,969,000 | -2.2% | -360,157 |
| August | 15,429,182 | 15,758,000 | 2.1% | 328,818 |
| September | 15,185,247 | 15,500,000 | 2.1% | 314,753 |
| October | 14,326,992 | 14,055,000 | -1.9% | -271,992 |
| November | 12,528,000 | 12,127,000 | -3.2% | -401,000 |
| December | 13,783,000 | 13,532,000 | -1.8% | -251,000 |
| Calendar Year | 177,131,992 | 174,721,000 | -1.4% | -2,410,992 |
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