The Commerce Department’s Import-Export report for April shows total imports up 27% for the month over April 2020 and up 6.5% YTD over 2020.
Total imports for Mexico were up 39.5% for the month and are up 8.6% YTD, Beer Institute said after reviewing the report. Total imports for the Netherlands were down 8.9% for the month and are down 3.2% YTD. Imports from Nicaragua were up 1309.6% in April 2021 over April 2020.
Comparing packaging, draft was up 123.94%, cans were up 48.2% and bottles were up 13.9% in April 2021 over April 2020. Draft is still down 29.9% YTD, while cans are up 22.41% and bottles are up 2.67% YTD.