This week, while you were merrily going about your business, the Beer Institute published an unofficial estimate of domestic tax paid shipments by beer brewers for September 2022. The September 2022 estimate is 14,400,000 barrels, a decrease of 0.9 percent compared to September 2021 removals of 14,525,748. The October 2022 domestic tax paid estimate is scheduled to be released on November 29, 2022. Alright, here we go…
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 | 15,028,948 | 15,253,488 | 1.5% | 224,540 |
| April | 14,575,988 | 13,540,000 | -7.1% | -1,035,988 |
| May | 14,953,923 | 14,416,000 | -3.6% | -537,923 |
| June | 16,626,168 | 16,000,000 | -3.8% | -626,168 |
| July | 14,502,392 | 13,700,000 | -5.5% | -802,392 |
| August | 14,254,197 | 14,600,000 | 2.4% | 345,803 |
| September | 14,525,748 | 14,400,000 | -0.9% | -125,748 |
| YTD | 129,438,614 | 124,363,330 | -3.9% | -5,075,284 |
