Growth in imports was driven primarily by Mexican imports, which grew by 9.2% compared to August 2020, but contributed to 72% of total import growth for August, the Beer Institute said after analyzing Commerce Department data.
The second strongest contributor to growth was Germany, which was up 50% and contributed to 8% of total import growth for the month.
Imports of nonalcoholic beers rose 16.1% in August and were up 2.5% for the year thus far.
Exports rose 0.3% to 9.494,724 gallons in August. For the year to date, exports are up 20.1% to 74,323,743 gallons.