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ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Beer Wholesalers Drive California's Economy...
- California is the #1 beer producer in the United States. California beer wholesalers
deliver 297 million cases annually.
- Average beer wholesaler workforce: 138 employees*
- Average beer wholesaler payroll paid in 2004: $6,502,018.11**
- Average beer wholesaler employee benefits paid in 2004: $1,680,677.54**
- Average beer wholesaler business fees and taxes paid in 2004: $132,343.59**
- Total beer taxes collected:
Federal excise: $391,814,514***
CA state excise: $134,958,333***
CA state sales taxes $487,195,419***
Total beer CRV collected: $285,120,000
*CBBD 2003 Economic Survey of members
**CBBD's 2004 Payroll, Benefits, and Business Taxes and Fees Survey, conducted in March 2005
***Beer Institute 2005 figures from John Dunham and Associate
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