Beer Institute

Good afternoon,

Linked below is the February 2018 Domestic Tax Paid Estimate.

Below find a few key points provided by our Chief Economist, Michael Uhrich:

There was a delay in release of the February domestic tax paid estimate due to issues beyond the Beer Institute’s reasonable control. We apologize for any inconvenience.
U.S. domestic beer shipment volume declined by 3.4% during February 2018 on an equal number of selling days compared to February 2017. Looking back to February 2017, volume that month compared to February 2016 declined 10.6% on one less selling day.
Inventory shortfalls throughout the value chain, but especially west of the Mississippi, appear to be the primary cause of this February’s decline.
Much of the Eastern U.S. experienced well above average precipitation during February, another contributing factor in the volume decline.
We expect to release the March domestic tax paid estimate on Thursday, April 19.

If you have any questions, please contact Michael at either 202-737-2337 or muhrich@beerinstitute.org.