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# Brewer Shipments Off 6.4% in June; Imports Ease Lower
- URL: https://bevnews.net/brewer-shipments-off-6-4-in-june-imports-ease-lower/
- Published: 2023-08-10T00:22:08.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-10T00:22:08.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

Brewers can be excused if they don't raise a glass to either domestic shipments in June, as estimated by the Beer Institute, or imports, as reported by the Census Bureau.

****Estimates** for domestic tax paid shipments for June 2023 are 15.1 million barrels, which is a decrease of 6.4% compared to June 2022 removals of 16,136,260, Beer Institute said..

- Estimates for the first half of 2023 are 77,155,792 barrels, down 5.9% compared to the first half of 2022.
- The second quarter was the biggest driver of those declines, down 8.1% compared to 2022.
- The TTB recently posted declines of 12.2% for May of 2023 compared to last year, which is a much bigger decline than BI's initial estimates reported last month. However, it is possible that TTB will revise that number, said **Danelle Kosmal,** BI vp-research.

****Imports are a slightly better picture**, reporting shipment volume down by only -0.9% compared to June 2022.

- Year-to-date trends are -0.8%.
- Mexican imported beer experienced another strong month, up 6.5% compared to June 2022\. This results in year-to-date trends of 1.8% compared to 2022.
- Across packaging types, Mexican imported bottles grew 1.8%, cans +18.6, however, Mexican imported draft volume declined by 23.8%.
- Draft performance continues to be an area of concern for beer, even within Mexican imports.
- Total imported draft declined by 28.6% in June 2023 compared to June 2022.

****Aside from Canada** (+2.1%) and Germany (+6.7%), nearly all other countries experienced declines in volume for June, with Dutch imports down 30.2%, Ireland (-61.5%), Italy (-28.8%), and Belgium (-28.0%), BI reported