Sales Volume

Beer consumption patterns have been steady to declining over the past several years. On a national basis, domestic beer sales dropped 1.2%* in 2005 and per capita consumption was 30.0 gallons, down from 30.5 gallons in 2004. Among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, Iowa ranked 17th in per capita consumption in 2005, compared to 16th in 2004. Per capita consumption in Iowa was 34.3 gallons in 2005 down slightly from 34.7 gallons in 2004. Overall, Iowa beer sales increased .31% from 2004 to 2005.

Total Sales
Sales Volume (case equivalents sold)	33,016,501
(gallon equivalents sold)	74,287,129

Sources of Information: Lester Jones, Director of Statistical & Information Services, Beer Institute - *Subject to revision