Last week, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for July 2023: The July 2023 estimate is 12,800,000 barrels, a decrease of 8.4 percent compared to July 2022 removals of 13,968,083 bbls. The August 2023 domestic tax paid estimate is scheduled to be released on October 10, 2023. We’ll keep you updated. Now, drum roll, please.
Domestic Tax Paid – TTB
(31 Gallon Barrels)
| Month | 2022 | 2023 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 11,603,285 | 11,160,146 | -3.8% | -443,139 |
| February | 10,864,950 | 10,973,990 | 1.0% | 109,040 |
| March | 15,358,367 | 14,429,656 | -6.0% | -928,711 |
| April | 13,562,901 | 12,811,000 | -5.5% | -751,901 |
| May | 14,450,839 | 12,681,000 | -12.2% | -1,769,839 |
| June | 16,334,962 | 14,745,000 | -9.7% | -1,589,962 |
| July | 13,968,083 | 12,800,000 | -8.4% | -1,168,083 |
| YTD | 96,143,387 | 89,600,792 | -6.8% | -6,542,595 |
