BEER INSTITUTE RELEASES MAY 2018 DOMESTIC TAX PAID ESTIMATE
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for May 2018:
The May 2018 estimate is 15,269,000 barrels, a decrease of 6.4% vs. May 2017 removals of 16,309,000. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
| Month | 2017 | 2018 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 12,893,449 | 12,167,000 | -5.6% | -726,449 |
| February | 11,607,408 | 11,202,000 | -3.5% | -405,408 |
| March | 15,073,083 | 14,570,000 | -3.3% | -503,083 |
| April | 14,394,000 | 14,575,000 | 1.3% | 181,000 |
| May | 16,309,000 | 15,269,000 | -6.4% | -1,040,000 |
| YTD | 70,276,940 | 67,783,000 | -3.5% | -2,493,940 |
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