Brewers Industry Financials

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Brewers Industry Financial Summary

The US brewery industry includes about 1,400 breweries with combined annual revenue of about $18 billion. Major companies are Anheuser-Busch, SABMiller, and Molson Coors. The industry is highly concentrated: the top three breweries account for 90 percent of revenue, and the top 50 for 98 percent. Most breweries are small, with a single location and fewer than five employees.

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Brewers industry.

NAICSNAICS DescriptionEstablishmentsSales, Receipts, or Shipments ($1,000)Annual Payroll ($1,000)Paid Employees
311213Malt mfg27$478,890$41,555861
312120Breweries379$17,864,107$1,463,18928,347
424810Beer & ale merchant wholesalers2,561$44,348,597$4,126,770101,032
 All NAICS Sectors2,967$62,691,594$5,631,514130,240

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