The beer distribution industry directly employs more than 130,000 people in the United States.

• When the impacts of distributor operations, capital investment and community involvement are considered, the total number of impact jobs exceeds 345,000.
  
  
• Beer distributors add $54 billion to the nation’s gross domestic product.
  
  
• Beer distributor activities contribute nearly $10.3 billion to the federal, state and local tax bases. This does not include the nearly $11 billion in federal, state and local alcohol excise and consumption taxes.
  
  
• The beer distribution industry contributes more than $22 billion in transportation efficiencies for the beer industry each year.
  
  
• Beer distributor contributions to local community activities generate $175 million in impacts annually.
  

Source: National Beer Wholesalers Association