Beer Industry Update, 2008 - USA Hops

Import Package Mix2007 vs. 2008 est. (1,000s of gallons)Package 2007 2008 est.2008ShareVolumeChangePercentChangeBottles 710,299 677,701 76% -32,598 -4.6%Cans 134,298 137,139 15% 2,840 2.1%Draught 75,938 80,602 9% 4,664 6.1%Total 920,536 895,442 100% -25,094 -2.7%Import draft added 4.6 million gallons of high value on premise draftfor a 6.1% gain in 2008 (slow down from 11% growth in 2007).That’s over 37 million additional 16 ounce draft servings in 2008!Source: US Dept of Commerce, Bureau of Census and Beer Institute, 2009