Beer Institute statistical update.

Beer Institute Statistical Update

January 2002 Estimated Domestic Brewer Sales:

Unofficial national sales data indicates an increase of 3.7% ub taxable
removals, from 14.08 million barrels in January 2001 to an estimated
14.60 million barrels in January 2002.

Taxable removals measure the amount of beer shipped from domestic
brewers into the U.S. markets.

Figures are in millions of barrels (31 gallons per barrel)

                                      Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May

2002                                 14.60
2001                                 14.08

                                      Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct

2002
2001

                                      Nov    Dec    YTD     YTD

2002                                                       % Chg
2001                                                       +3.7

December 2001 Imports of Malt Beverages: The United States Department of
Commerce reports total imports of malt beverages from all countries for
the month of December 2001 at 1,689,625 barrels compared to December
2000 total imports of 1,391,655 barrels.

                                      Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May

Figures are in millions of barrels
2001                                 1.535  1.460  1.958  1.894  2.195
2000                                 1.183  1.462  1.716  1.624  1.926

                                      Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct

Figures are in millions of barrels
2001                                 2.155  2.049  1.961  1.599  1.781
2000                                 1.982  2.004  2.107  1.570  1.629

                                      Nov    Dec    YTD     YTD

Figures are in millions of barrels
2001                                 1.478  1.690  21.755  % Chg
2000                                 1.393  1.391  19.987  +8.8

December 2001 Exports of Malt Beverages: The United States Department of
Commerce reports total commercial exports of malt beverages to all
countries for the month of December 2001 at 159,811 barrels compared to
December 2002 commercial exports of 131,706 barrels. (NOTE: At the
request of the Beer Institute, the Department of Commerce investigated,
and subsequently revised, export data for selected countries for the
months of July, August & September 2001.  Revised figures for those
months appear below in bold.)

                                      Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May

Figures are in thousands of barrels
2001                                 117.2  168.1  191.3  183.3  186.2
2000                                 127.4  159.4  172.1  159.0  199.2

                                      Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct

Figures are in thousands of barrels
2001                                 219.1  247.3  177.3  177.5  163.5
2000                                 263.0  195.2  218.2  180.1  213.0

                                      Nov    Dec    YTD     YTD

Figures are in thousands of barrels
2001                                 172.7  159.8  2163.3  %Chg
2000                                 212.7  131.7  2231.0  -3.0

December 2001 State-by-State Shipments: The State-by-State Beer
Shipments Estimate for December 2001 reveals an increase of 4.7% in
consumption from 13,171,113 barrels in December 2002 to an estimate of
14,357,000 barrels.
Shipment data represents shipments from brewers to wholesalers
(including imports) within the state or entire U.S. and is the best
available proxy for "consumption." The State-by-State Beer Shipments
Estimate is the cumulative total of all states. The year-to-date figures
are based upon a combination of state shipment data already received and
estimates for data not yet received.

                                      Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May

Figures are in millions of barrels
2001                                 15.17  14.57  16.72  16.34  18.92
2000                                 14.63  14.74  16.87  16.36  18.77

                                      Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct

Figures are in millions of barrels
2001                                 19.06  17.77  18.68  16.46  15.65
2000                                 18.67  18.02  18.68  16.32  15.77

                                      Nov    Dec    YTD     YTD

Figures are in millions of barrels
2001                                 15.15  14.36  198.85  % Chg
2000                                 15.04  13.72  197.59  +0.6

Chart published courtesy of the Beer Institute, Washington, D.C.