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NAICS 31212

Breweries

Key Figures

Establishments
5,218
Census CBP · 2023
Employment
98,647
Census CBP · 2023
Market size
$29.4B
Census Economic Census · 2022

Figures are published for NAICS 31212 directly.

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Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in brewing beer, ale, lager, malt liquors, and nonalcoholic beer.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 312120, the only detailed industry in this group.

Which code does this activity belong in?

Breweries are establishments that brew beer, ale, lager, malt liquors, and nonalcoholic beer. The boundary between breweries and soft drink manufacturers lies in the type of beverage produced; soft drink and ice manufacturing covers the production of nonalcoholic beverages other than nonalcoholic beer, as well as ice and bottled water. Breweries differ from wineries and distilleries, which are classified separately based on their production of wine and spirits respectively.

VantaInsights Analysis AI-drafted

Written for NAICS 312120, the only detailed industry in this group.

Where this sits

31-33 Manufacturing312 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing3121 Beverage Manufacturing

Related classifications

31211 Soft Drink and Ice Manufacturing31213 Wineries31214 Distilleries