Press Release:
(Washington DC) – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:
The April 2015 domestic tax paid estimate is 15,200,000 barrels. April 2014 removals were 14,990,000 (revised) for an increase of 1.4 percent.
Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases for 2014:
| Month | 2014 | 2015 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,760,957 | 12,880,000 | -6.4% | -880,957 |
| February | 13,424,450 | 12,270,000 | -8.6% | -1,154,450 |
| March | 14,700,000 | 15,000,000 | 2.0% | 300,000 |
| April | 14,990,000 | 15,200,000 | 1.4% | 210,000 |
| YTD | 56,875,407 | 55,350,000 | -2.7% | -1,525,407 |
The Beer Institute is a national trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers.