Press Release:
(Washington DC) – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:
The May 2014 domestic tax paid estimate is 16,000,000 barrels. May 2013 removals were 16,320,000 (revised) for a decrease of 2.0 percent.
Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2013 and 2014:
| Month | 2013 | 2014 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,713,729 | 13,770,000 | 0.4% | 56,271 |
| February | 12,962,950 | 13,300,000 | 2.6% | 337,050 |
| March | 14,883,280 | 14,700,000 | -1.2% | -183,280 |
| April | 15,060,000 | 15,120,000 | 0.4% | 60,000 |
| May | 16,320,000 | 16,000,000 | -2.0% | -320,000 |
| YTD | 72,939,959 | 72,890,000 | -0.1% | -49,959 |
The Beer Institute is the trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers. For news media seeking more information on the statistical information above, please contact Megan Kirkpatrick at 202.737.2337.