Craft brewers currently provide an estimated 100,000 jobs in the U.S., including serving staff in brewpubs.- Growth of the craft brewing industry in the first half of 2010 was 9% by volume and 12% by retail dollars.
- Overall, U.S. beer sales were down an estimated 2.7% by volume in the first half of 2010.
- Growth of the craft brewing industry in 2009 was 7.2% by volume and 10.3% by dollars compared to growth in 2008 of 5.9% by volume and 10.1% by dollars.
- Craft brewers sold an estimated 9,115,635 barrels* of beer in 2009, up from 8,501,713 in 2008.
- Overall, US beer sales were down 2.2% in 2009.
- Imported beer sales were down 9.8% in 2009, equating to a loss of 2.8 million barrels.
- The craft brewing sales share in 2009 was 4.3% by volume and 6.9% by dollars.
- Craft brewer retail dollar value in 2009 was an estimated $6.98 billion, up from $6.32 billion in 2008.
- 1,595 breweries operated for some or all of 2009, the highest total since before Prohibition.
* 1 barrel = 31 US gallons
Last updated on 8/9/10
