WASHINGTON, Dec. 19, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for November 2019:
The November 2019 estimate is 11,935,000 barrels, an increase of 0.9% vs. November 2018 removals of 11,830,309. Please note that the estimates reflect revised estimates released by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB).
| Month | 2018 | 2019 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 12,132,174 | 12,398,000 | 2.2% | 265,826 |
| February | 11,268,874 | 11,198,000 | -0.6% | -70,874 |
| March | 14,664,428 | 14,370,000 | -2.0% | -294,428 |
| April | 14,126,669 | 14,200,000 | 0.5% | 73,331 |
| May | 15,268,002 | 15,176,000 | -0.6% | -92,002 |
| June | 16,510,927 | 15,671,000 | -5.1% | -839,927 |
| July | 15,158,829 | 14,820,000 | -2.2% | -338,829 |
| August | 15,299,920 | 14,324,000 | -6.4% | -975,920 |
| September | 14,225,827 | 14,636,000 | 2.9% | 410,173 |
| October | 13,692,976 | 13,110,000 | -4.3% | -582,976 |
| November | 11,830,309 | 11,935,000 | 0.9% | 104,691 |
| YTD | 154,178,935 | 151,838,000 | -1.5% | -2,340,935 |
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