Good afternoon,

Linked below is the Import-Export Report for December 2019.

Here are a few key findings:

• Imports were down overall 12.7% for December 2019 versus December 2018, but up 1.8% for calendar year 2019.
• Imports from Mexico saw a 22.0% drop during December 2019, but remain up 2.9% for 2019 as a whole.
• The Netherlands experienced a 0.6% drop in beer imports during the last month of 2019, and were down 5.3% for the whole year.
• Imports from Italy increased 23.3% in December 2019 and saw an overall 47.8% increase in 2019.
• Non-alcoholic beer imports in December were up 61.9% with a 78.4% overall increase for the full year.

Please note that the numbers reflect updated information published by the Department of Commerce for 2017-2019.

Future 2020 Import-Export Reports will be released on:

• March 6
• April 2
• May 7
• June 4
• July 2
• August 5
• September 3
• October 6
• November 4
• December 4

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jane Saunders at mjsaunders@beerinstitute.org.

Cheers,

Jim McGreevy
President and CEO