{
  "Report Header": {
    "Report Source": "U.S. Department of the Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau",
    "Report Title": "Statistical Report - Distilled Spirits Permit Counts and Average Removals by Year",
    "Report Symbol": "TTB-S-DSP-2019 - REPORTING PERIOD : 2024",
    "Report Commodity": "Distilled Spirits",
    "Report Detail": "National",
    "Report Date": "13-JUN-2025",
    "More Information": "https://www.ttb.gov/regulated-commodities/beverage-alcohol/distilled-spirits/statistics",
    "Notes": [
      "Data Source: TTB permit application and operational reports data.",
      "Data may change over time due to updated or amended permits and operational reports.",
      "Data includes domestic beverage alcohol permits only ( nonbeverage or industrial alcohol producers who do not also produce beverage alcohol are excluded ).",
      "This report was revised in 2020; validated baseline data begins in calendar year 2012."
    ]
  },
  "Table 1": {
    "Table 1 Description": "Distilled Spirits (Beverage Alcohol) Permit Counts by Year",
    "Data": [
      {
        "Year": 2024,
        "TotalAtBegin": 4781,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 411,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 123,
        "MeanClosed": 2081.95121951,
        "TotalAtEnd": 5069
      },
      {
        "Year": 2023,
        "TotalAtBegin": 4435,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 428,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 82,
        "MeanClosed": 1978.46341463,
        "TotalAtEnd": 4781
      },
      {
        "Year": 2022,
        "TotalAtBegin": 4036,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 483,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 84,
        "MeanClosed": 1768.63095238,
        "TotalAtEnd": 4435
      },
      {
        "Year": 2021,
        "TotalAtBegin": 3689,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 422,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 75,
        "MeanClosed": 1482.25333333,
        "TotalAtEnd": 4036
      },
      {
        "Year": 2020,
        "TotalAtBegin": 3252,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 507,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 70,
        "MeanClosed": 1834.21428571,
        "TotalAtEnd": 3689
      },
      {
        "Year": 2019,
        "TotalAtBegin": 2951,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 362,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 61,
        "MeanClosed": 1771.80327869,
        "TotalAtEnd": 3252
      },
      {
        "Year": 2018,
        "TotalAtBegin": 2607,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 379,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 35,
        "MeanClosed": 1585.85714286,
        "TotalAtEnd": 2951
      },
      {
        "Year": 2017,
        "TotalAtBegin": 2162,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 482,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 37,
        "MeanClosed": 1770.86486486,
        "TotalAtEnd": 2607
      },
      {
        "Year": 2016,
        "TotalAtBegin": 1852,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 350,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 40,
        "MeanClosed": 2047.7,
        "TotalAtEnd": 2162
      },
      {
        "Year": 2015,
        "TotalAtBegin": 1510,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 361,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 19,
        "MeanClosed": 1306.57894737,
        "TotalAtEnd": 1852
      },
      {
        "Year": 2014,
        "TotalAtBegin": 1195,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 340,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 25,
        "MeanClosed": 1375.2,
        "TotalAtEnd": 1510
      },
      {
        "Year": 2013,
        "TotalAtBegin": 896,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 306,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 7,
        "MeanClosed": 2094.85714286,
        "TotalAtEnd": 1195
      },
      {
        "Year": 2012,
        "TotalAtBegin": 680,
        "IssuedDuringYear": 225,
        "ClosedDuringYear": 9,
        "MeanClosed": 1315.66666667,
        "TotalAtEnd": 896
      }
    ]
  },
  "Table2": {
    "Table 2 Description": "Distilled Spirits (Beverage Alcohol): Average Taxable Removals by Removal Group",
    "Taxable Removal Group Descriptions": [
      "Group1: No Taxable Removals",
      "Group2: Greater than 0 and less than 10,000",
      "Group3: Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
      "Group4: Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
      "Group5: Greater than 750,000"
    ],
    "Data": [
      {
        "Year": "2024",
        "Overall Num Permits": "5192",
        "Overall Mean": "65613",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "2,746",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "2,002",
          "GrpMean": "1,546",
          "GrpTotal": "3,095,043"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "324",
          "GrpMean": "34,385",
          "GrpTotal": "11,140,594"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "70",
          "GrpMean": "251,071",
          "GrpTotal": "17,574,992"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "50",
          "GrpMean": "6,177,058",
          "GrpTotal": "308,852,925"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2023",
        "Overall Num Permits": "4863",
        "Overall Mean": "73474",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "2,457",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,972",
          "GrpMean": "1,631",
          "GrpTotal": "3,215,742"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "309",
          "GrpMean": "35,698",
          "GrpTotal": "11,030,591"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "76",
          "GrpMean": "264,526",
          "GrpTotal": "20,104,007"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "49",
          "GrpMean": "6,590,904",
          "GrpTotal": "322,954,273"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2022",
        "Overall Num Permits": "4519",
        "Overall Mean": "82101",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "2,256",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,837",
          "GrpMean": "1,758",
          "GrpTotal": "3,228,919"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "303",
          "GrpMean": "33,931",
          "GrpTotal": "10,281,056"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "74",
          "GrpMean": "279,580",
          "GrpTotal": "20,688,899"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "49",
          "GrpMean": "6,873,815",
          "GrpTotal": "336,816,941"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2021",
        "Overall Num Permits": "4111",
        "Overall Mean": "90394",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,995",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,699",
          "GrpMean": "1,750",
          "GrpTotal": "2,974,041"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "307",
          "GrpMean": "33,583",
          "GrpTotal": "10,309,942"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "60",
          "GrpMean": "277,724",
          "GrpTotal": "16,663,411"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "50",
          "GrpMean": "6,833,262",
          "GrpTotal": "341,663,112"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2020",
        "Overall Num Permits": "3759",
        "Overall Mean": "98963",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,810",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,631",
          "GrpMean": "1,662",
          "GrpTotal": "2,710,123"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "224",
          "GrpMean": "33,646",
          "GrpTotal": "7,536,734"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "53",
          "GrpMean": "310,485",
          "GrpTotal": "16,455,694"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "41",
          "GrpMean": "8,421,895",
          "GrpTotal": "345,297,686"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2019",
        "Overall Num Permits": "3313",
        "Overall Mean": "103841",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,468",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,554",
          "GrpMean": "1,607",
          "GrpTotal": "2,496,828"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "200",
          "GrpMean": "32,447",
          "GrpTotal": "6,489,485"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "49",
          "GrpMean": "270,533",
          "GrpTotal": "13,256,119"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "42",
          "GrpMean": "7,661,473",
          "GrpTotal": "321,781,879"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2018",
        "Overall Num Permits": "2986",
        "Overall Mean": "112245",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,319",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,430",
          "GrpMean": "1,483",
          "GrpTotal": "2,120,338"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "150",
          "GrpMean": "30,753",
          "GrpTotal": "4,612,963"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "45",
          "GrpMean": "272,410",
          "GrpTotal": "12,258,460"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "42",
          "GrpMean": "7,527,891",
          "GrpTotal": "316,171,437"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2017",
        "Overall Num Permits": "2644",
        "Overall Mean": "123656",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,201",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,232",
          "GrpMean": "1,382",
          "GrpTotal": "1,702,741"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "130",
          "GrpMean": "27,486",
          "GrpTotal": "3,573,180"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "38",
          "GrpMean": "254,431",
          "GrpTotal": "9,668,374"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "43",
          "GrpMean": "7,255,836",
          "GrpTotal": "312,000,945"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2016",
        "Overall Num Permits": "2202",
        "Overall Mean": "142703",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "922",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "1,083",
          "GrpMean": "1,393",
          "GrpTotal": "1,508,846"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "119",
          "GrpMean": "26,784",
          "GrpTotal": "3,187,353"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "33",
          "GrpMean": "216,318",
          "GrpTotal": "7,138,506"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "45",
          "GrpMean": "6,719,932",
          "GrpTotal": "302,396,920"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2015",
        "Overall Num Permits": "1871",
        "Overall Mean": "164234",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "800",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "888",
          "GrpMean": "1,449",
          "GrpTotal": "1,286,507"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "109",
          "GrpMean": "29,242",
          "GrpTotal": "3,187,364"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "31",
          "GrpMean": "247,439",
          "GrpTotal": "7,670,618"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "43",
          "GrpMean": "6,863,645",
          "GrpTotal": "295,136,725"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2014",
        "Overall Num Permits": "1535",
        "Overall Mean": "193660",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "687",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "699",
          "GrpMean": "1,594",
          "GrpTotal": "1,113,956"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "80",
          "GrpMean": "27,353",
          "GrpTotal": "2,188,210"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "28",
          "GrpMean": "247,495",
          "GrpTotal": "6,929,861"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "41",
          "GrpMean": "7,000,877",
          "GrpTotal": "287,035,958"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2013",
        "Overall Num Permits": "1202",
        "Overall Mean": "234194",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "571",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "501",
          "GrpMean": "1,746",
          "GrpTotal": "874,648"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "66",
          "GrpMean": "28,083",
          "GrpTotal": "1,853,477"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "25",
          "GrpMean": "302,431",
          "GrpTotal": "7,560,769"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "39",
          "GrpMean": "6,954,159",
          "GrpTotal": "271,212,208"
        }
      },
      {
        "Year": "2012",
        "Overall Num Permits": "905",
        "Overall Mean": "305610",
        "Removal Group 1": {
          "Grpdef": "No Taxable Removals Reported",
          "GrpNumPermits": "412",
          "GrpMean": "0",
          "GrpTotal": "0"
        },
        "Removal Group 2": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 0 and Less than 10,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "383",
          "GrpMean": "1,900",
          "GrpTotal": "727,519"
        },
        "Removal Group 3": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 10,000 and Less than 100,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "53",
          "GrpMean": "37,574",
          "GrpTotal": "1,991,440"
        },
        "Removal Group 4": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 100,000 and Less than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "19",
          "GrpMean": "302,657",
          "GrpTotal": "5,750,483"
        },
        "Removal Group 5": {
          "Grpdef": "Greater than 750,000",
          "GrpNumPermits": "38",
          "GrpMean": "7,055,474",
          "GrpTotal": "268,108,005"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}