Press Release:
(Washington DC) – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid by beer brewers:
The May 2015 domestic tax paid estimate is 15,700,000 barrels. May 2014 removals were 16,025,000 (revised) for a decrease of 2.0 percent.
Please note the following monthly revisions from previous releases:
| Month | 2014 | 2015 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,760,957 | 12,880,000 | -6.4% | -880,957 |
| February | 13,402,259 | 12,270,000 | -8.4% | -1,132,259 |
| March | 14,766,040 | 15,260,000 | 3.3% | 493,960 |
| April | 14,990,000 | 15,200,000 | 1.4% | 210,000 |
| May | 16,025,000 | 15,700,000 | -2.0% | -325,000 |
| YTD | 72,946,270 | 71,312,015 | -2.2% | -1,634,256 |
The Beer Institute is a national trade association representing all brewers and beer importers, as well as industry suppliers.