· CHAPTER 1 APPRAISAL OF A MAJOR INDUSTRY

· CHAPTER 2 GAUGING THE INDUSTRY'S SCOPE

· CHAPTER 3 PRODUCTION AND WITHDRAWALS

· Table 1 Production of Malt Beverages in United States, Fiscal Years

1917-1996

· Table 2 Withdrawals and Per Capita Consumption of Malt Beverages

1937-1996

· Table 3 Production, Withdrawals, Losses, Stocks on Hand, and Breweries

Operated, Fiscal Years 1953-1996

· Table 4 Production of Malt Beverages, by State 1988-1996

· Table 5 Taxpaid Withdrawals of Packaged Beer, by State 1988-1996

· Table 6 Taxpaid Withdrawals of Draught Beer, by State 1988-1996

· Table 7 Taxpaid Withdrawals of Malt Beverages, by State 1988-1996

· Table 8 Taxpaid Withdrawals of Malt Beverages, by Geographical Division

1987-1996

· Chart I Number of Breweries Operated, Fiscal Years 1976-1996

· Table 9 Malt Beverage Sales by State for Calendar Year 1996

· Table 10 Production, Draught and Packaged Sales, and Total Taxpaid

Withdrawals of Malt Beverages for Calendar Years 1948-1996

· Table 11 Production and Withdrawals of Malt Beverages by Month with

Percentage Change 1985-1996

· Table 12 1996 Estimated Draught and Container Share by State

· Table 13 Taxpaid Packaged Withdrawals of Malt Beverages by Type of

Container Calendar Years 1989-1996

· Table 14 Taxpaid Packaged Withdrawals of Malt Beverages by Package Type,

for Years 1994-1996

· CHARTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

· Table 15 Seasonal Indexes of Production and Taxpaid Withdrawals of Malt

Beverages for 1997

· Chart II Production and Taxpaid Withdrawals of Malt Beverages 1976-1996

· Chart III Taxpaid Withdrawals of Malt Beverages 1976-1996

· Chart IV Total Taxpaid Withdrawals January 1988-December 1995

· Chart V Production and Taxpaid Withdrawals, Adjusted for Seasonal Variation,

January 1988-December 1995

· Table 16 Production and Taxpaid Withdrawals, Adjusted for Seasonal

Variation, 1992-1996

· Chart VI Packaged Beer Trends 1989-1996

· Chart VII Seasonal Indexes for Malt Beverages 1990-1997

· Table 17 Consumption of Agricultural Products 1969-1996

· CONTAINERS FOR PACKAGED BEER AND ALE

· Table 18 Shipments of Beer Bottles 1987-1996

· Table 19 Production of Beer Bottles 1987-1996

· Table 20 Estimated Production of Beer Cans 1976-1996

· STATISTICS OF BREWING INDUSTRY FROM U.S. CENSUS OF

MANUFACTURERS

· Table 21 General Statistics for U.S. Malt Beverage Industry for 1995 and

Earlier Years

· Table 22 Selected General Statistics by Size of Establishment for the U.S., 1992

· Table 23 Value of Manufacturer's Inventories for the U.S., 1992

· Table 24 Selected Operating Ratios: Malt Beverages 1977-1992

· Table 25 Malt Beverages and Malt Expenditures and Purchased Services 1992

· Table 26 Quantity and Value of Shipments by All Producers 1992 and 1987

· Table 27 General Statistics for Selected States for Malt Beverages 1992 and

1987

· Table 28 Malt: General Statistics 1972-1995

· FINANCIAL STATISTICS FOR THE MALT BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

· Table 29 Comparative Profit and Loss Statements for the Brewing Industry

1989-1994

· Table 30 Comparative Balance Sheets for Breweries Submitting Balance Sheets

1989-1994

· Table 31 Net Profit or Loss of Breweries after Federal Taxes 1985-1994

· EMPLOYMENT, HOURS AND EARNINGS

· Table 32 Comparison of Employment, Hours and Earnings in Malt Beverage and

Other Industries 1977-1996

· Chart VIII Comparative Chart of Employment and Earnings 1977-1996

· Table 33 Producer & Consumer Price Indexes for Malt Beverages 1977-1996

· CHAPTER 4 SHIPMENTS AND SALES

· Table 34 Shipments of Malt Beverages by State 1989-1996, in Barrels

· Table 35 Shipments of Malt Beverages by Geographical Division, 1987-1996

· Table 36 1996 Consumption and Per Capita Consumption of Malt Beverages,

Distilled Spirits and Wines, by Region, in Gallons

· Table 37 Shipments of Malt Beverages by State 1989-1996, in Gallons

· Table 38 Per Capita Consumption of Malt Beverages by State, 1986-1996

· Table 39 Shipments of Distilled Spirits by State, 1989-1996

· Table 40 Per Capita Consumption of Distilled Spirits by State, 1986-1996

· Table 41 Shipments of Wine by State, 1989-1996

· Table 42 Per Capita Consumption of Wine by State, 1986-1996

· Table 43 1996 Population and Malt Beverage Consumption by State and Per

Capita Personal Income

· Table 44 Monthly Shipments of Malt Beverages by State for 1996 and

Comparison with Previous Year

· Table 45 State Per Capita Consumption by Rank 1994-1996

· Table 46 Malt Beverage Shipments by Month for U.S. 1990-1996

· Table 47 Shipments of Malt Beverages, by Calendar Year 1934-1996

· Table 48 Cereal Beverage Removals 1949-1996

· Table 49 Per Capita Consumption of Malt Beverages, by Calendar Year,

1941-1996

· Table 50 Consumer Expenditures for Alcohol Beverages 1973-1996

· CHAPTER 5 FOREIGN TRADE

· Chart IX Proportion of Malt Beverage Exports and Imports by Continent 1996

· Table 51 United States Exports of Malt Beverages by Country, 1987-1996

· Table 52 United States Exports of Malt Extracts and Syrups by Country,

1988-1996

· Table 53 United States Exports of Malt By Country, 1987-1996

· Table 54 United States Exports of Hops by Country, 1988-1967

· Table 55 United States Exports of Malt Beverages by Month, 1979-1996

· Table 56 United States Exports of Non-Alcoholic Brews by Country,

1990-1996

· Table 57 United States Imports of Malt Beverages by Country, 1987-1996

· Table 58 United States Imports of Barley Malt by Country, 1986-1996

· Table 59 United States Imports of Hops by Country, 1986-1996

· Table 60 United States Imports of Malt Beverages by Month 1988-1996

· Table 61 United States Imports of Non-Alcoholic Brews by Country,

1989-1996

· CHAPTER 6 TAXES

· Table 62 History of Federal Excise Taxes on Beer

· Table 63 Internal Revenue Taxes Paid by Distillers and Brewers Since 1937

· Table 64 Internal Revenue Collections from the Malt Beverage Industry

1947-1996

· Table 65 Internal Revenue Collections, Fiscal Years 1960-1996

· SUMMARY OF STATE TAX RATES

· Table 66 Average State Tax per Barrel, Calendar Years 1969-1996

· Table 67 Methods of Tax Collection by State, July 1, 1997

· Table 68 State Taxes on Malt Beverages, July 1, 1997

· Table 69 Estimated Federal Excise Tax Revenue from Malt Beverage Sales by

State, Calendar Year 1996

· Table 70 History of State Excise and License Tax Collections, for Calendar

Years 1987-1996

· Table 71 Post-Prohibition Population in Areas Dry for Beer by State

1987-1996

· STATE AGENCIES IN CHARGE OF ADMINISTERING

ALCOHOL BEVERAGE LAWS