WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for December 2022:
The December 2022 estimate is 11,900,000 barrels, a decrease of 14.1% compared to December 2021 removals of 13,831,999 barrels.
Final estimates for the 2022 calendar year for domestic tax paid shipments are 159,865,930, down 5.6% from 2021.
| Domestic Tax Paid - TTB | ||||
| (31 Gallon Barrels) | ||||
| Month | 2021 | 2022 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 13,156,930 | 11,606,664 | -11.8% | -1,550,266 |
| February | 11,814,320 | 10,847,178 | -8.2% | -967,142 |
| March | 15,044,789 | 15,253,488 | 1.4% | 208,699 |
| April | 14,575,988 | 13,539,770 | -7.1% | -1,036,218 |
| May | 14,953,923 | 14,415,915 | -3.6% | -538,008 |
| June | 16,540,652 | 14,415,915 | -12.8% | -2,124,737 |
| July | 14,502,392 | 13,968,000 | -3.7% | -534,392 |
| August | 14,254,197 | 14,969,000 | 5.0% | 714,803 |
| September | 14,525,748 | 14,257,000 | -1.9% | -268,748 |
| October | 13,628,436 | 12,693,000 | -6.9% | -935,436 |
| November | 12,502,568 | 12,000,000 | -4.0% | -502,568 |
| December | 13,848,277 | 11,900,000 | -14.1% | -1,948,277 |
| YTD | 169,348,220 | 159,865,930 | -5.6% | -9,482,290 |
The January 2023 domestic tax paid estimate is scheduled to be released on March 3, 2023.
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