date:Mar 15, 2013
also produces $159 million in federal, state and local alcohol excise and consumption taxes.
Indirectly, Marylands beer distributors support a total of 4,919 jobs in the state, including employees in the personal services, food services and retail sectors.
Nationwide, beer distributors directly employ 130,000 people and add $54 billion to the gross domestic product, the study found.