(Washington, DC) – Today the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for September 2017:
| Month | 2016 | 2017 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 12,698,756 | 12,951,000 | 2.0% | 252,244 |
| February | 12,936,935 | 11,724,000 | -9.4% | -1,212,935 |
| March | 15,411,120 | 14,945,000 | -3.0% | -466,120 |
| April | 14,749,656 | 14,134,000 | -4.2% | -615,656 |
| May | 15,684,117 | 16,272,000 | 3.7% | 587,883 |
| June | 16,801,412 | 16,858,000 | 0.3% | 56,588 |
| July | 15,108,833 | 14,413,000 | -4.6% | -695,833 |
| August | 16,240,000 | 15,531,000 | -4.4% | -709,000 |
| September | 15,175,000 | 14,426,000 | -4.9% | -749,000 |
| YTD 2017 | 134,805,829 | 131,254,000 | -2.6% | -3,551,829 |
The September 2017 domestic tax paid estimate is 14,426,000 barrels. September 2016 removals were 15,175,000 barrels, for a decrease of 4.9%. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
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