Total Supply Up More than 1% for First Half

Dear Client:Imported beer volume increased by 7.1% in June and has grown 7.7% for the first six months of the year, the Beer Institute reported Friday. That means "total supply (domestic tax paid shipments plus imports) is up 1.3% for the first half of the year," per BI chief economist Michael Uhrich.At the top of the imports categories, Mexican imports have grown double-digit in each of the last eight months, Michael wrote. They're up 15% for the month and almost