Beer Institute Releases December 2025 Taxable Removals Estimate
In line with our policy of publishing an unofficial estimate of taxable removals each month, we would like to inform you of our December 2025 estimate of 10,800,000 barrels, for a decrease of 5.8% compared to December 2024 removals of 11,467,838.
| Taxable Removals Tax Paid – TTB | ||||
| (31 Gallon Barrels) | ||||
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | Percent Change | Volume Change |
| January | 11,571,405 | 10,595,677 | -8.4% | -975,728 |
| February | 12,125,150 | 10,157,478 | -16.2% | -1,967,672 |
| March | 12,488,266 | 12,386,603 | -0.8% | -101,663 |
| April | 12,482,666 | 12,076,013 | -3.3% | -406,653 |
| May | 13,554,865 | 12,924,237 | -4.7% | -630,628 |
| June | 14,375,842 | 14,157,179 | -1.5% | -218,663 |
| July | 12,738,023 | 12,316,232 | -3.3% | -421,791 |
| August | 13,035,157 | 11,265,822 | -13.6% | -1,769,335 |
| September | 12,102,560 | 11,887,799 | -1.8% | -214,761 |
| October | 11,442,533 | 10,512,773 | -8.1% | -929,760 |
| November | 10,379,155 | 10,000,000 | -3.7% | -379,155 |
| December | 11,467,838 | 10,800,000 | -5.8% | -667,838 |
| YTD | 147,763,460 | 139,079,813 | -5.9% | -8,683,647 |
The January 2026 taxable removals estimate is scheduled to be released in mid-March.
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