4307.0.55.001 - Apparent Consumption of Alcohol, Australia, 2008-09
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This publication provides estimates of the apparent consumption of alcohol based on the availability of alcoholic beverages in Australia. It provides estimates of the quantity of pure alcohol available for consumption from beer, wine, spirits, and ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages, plus estimates of the total volume of beer and wine available for consumption. The publication also provides estimates of apparent per capita consumption, the total apparent consumption for the total population aged 15 years and over. The population of 15 years and over is consistent with methodology used internationally for measuring trends in apparent consumption over time. Estimates of apparent consumption are derived using information related to supply. In the case of beer, supply is derived by combining excise data on beer produced for domestic consumption from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), data on imports from the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS), and an estimated component for home production. For wine, supply is derived using data on domestic sales collected directly from winemakers, quantity measures of import data, and an allowance for home production. As a result, data are an approximate estimate of the amount of beer and wine available for consumption, and of the amount of alcohol available as beer and wine. For spirits (including ready to drink spirits), supply is only available in terms of the quantity of pure alcohol. This is obtained by combining excise data on domestic production of spirits from the ATO, with data on importation of spirits from the ACBPS. To avoid double counting, alcohol which is imported as material for the purposes of domestic production of spirits is excluded from the importation data. No adjustment is made for change in stocks, and all alcohol available for consumption in a particular year is assumed to have been consumed in that year. It should be noted that the data only provides a measure of what alcohol is available for consumption in a given financial year and is not data collected from an actual consumption survey. As such, the data is most useful as a guide to trends and does not take into account alcohol that has been stored or cellared, used in the preparation of food or discarded as waste. The 2008–09 financial year is the first year of data available following the changes to excise charges on ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages from April 2008. Changes in this Publication The 2008–09 publication differs from previous publications with the aim of improving the appearance and functionality of data and information that is being provided. Please refer to paragraph 2 of the Explanatory Notes for more details. An investigation into the estimated proportion of beer produced at home was conducted. After consultation with industry a slight adjustment of a 0.1 increase was made to 2.2%. For further information please refer to paragraph 15 of the Explanatory Notes. A review was also undertaken on the estimated alcohol content of wine, resulting in an overall increase of 1.9% for the assumed alcohol content of table wine. Please refer to paragraph 16 of the Explanatory Notes for more details.
The major contributor to the change in total quantity of pure alcohol apparently available for consumption was a 30.2% decrease in ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages. The overall decrease in pure alcohol apparently consumed occurred despite the increased apparent consumption of pure alcohol in the form of beer (1.7%), wine (2.2%) and spirits (13.4%). The apparent per capita consumption of pure alcohol by persons aged 15 years and over decreased from 10.32 litres per person in 2007–08 to 10.08 litres per person in 2008–09, by 2.3% (Table 1). Again this is largely due to a fall in the apparent consumption of alcohol of ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages which more than accounts for the increases in beer, wine and spirits.
(a) Table contains revised data due to new estimated residential population and changes to methodology (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 15, 16, 25 and 26) (b) Per capita estimates are based on the estimated resident population aged 15 years and over (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). r revised Of the total litres of pure alcohol apparently available for consumption per capita in 2008–09, beer contributed 44.5%, wine 35.3%, spirits 12.8% and ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages 7.3% (Graph 1). (a) Per capita estimates are based on the estimated resident population aged 15 years and over (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). (b) Ready to Drink (pre-mixed) beverages As a standard drink is equivalent to 12.5 mls of pure alcohol, in 2008-09 each person aged 15 years and over had, on average, a little more than two standard drinks per day available for consumption. One of these drinks would have been in the form of beer.
(a) Low, mid and full strength beer are graded based on percentage of alcohol contained as part of total volume (see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 14). (b) Beer estimates for 2006–07 and 2007–08 have been revised due to an update of the component of the estimated proportion of home produced beer (see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 15) and changes in the estimated residential population (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). (c) Per capita estimates are based on the estimated population aged 15 years and over (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). r revised The volume of beer available for consumption increased slightly by 1.4% from 1,828.1 million litres in 2007–08 to 1,853.0 million litres in 2008–09. Full strength beer accounted for most of the increase in total beer volume, by 2.7% or 36.8 million litres, followed by mid strength beer, which increased by 3.7% or 10.0 million litres. However, low strength beer decreased by 12.2% or 22.0 million litres in 2008–09. For the year 2008–09, the apparent per capita consumption of beer decreased by 1.0 litre of beer per person (Table 3).
(a) Low, mid and full strength beer are graded based on percentage of alcohol contained as part of total volume (see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 14). (b) Beer estimates for 2006–07 and 2007–08 have been revised due to an update of the component of the estimated proportion of home produced beer (see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 15) and changes in the estimated residential population (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). (c) Per capita estimates are based on the estimated population aged 15 years and over (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). r revised
(a) Wine estimates for 2006–07 and 2007–08 have been changed due to a revision of the estimated assumed alcohol content of some wines (see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 16) and changes in the estimated residential population (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). (b) Per capita estimates are based on the estimated population aged 15 years and over (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). r revised The volume of wine available for consumption increased by 2.3% from 484.3 million litres in 2007–08 to 495.7 million litres in 2008–09. White wine, which increased by 3.0% or 7.2 million litres, accounted for most of the increase of total wine volume, followed by red wine, which increased by 1.3% or 2.1 million litres, and other wine, which increased by 2.7% or 2.0 million litres. The apparent per capita consumption of wine by persons aged 15 years and over remained constant at 28.0 litres of wine over this period (Table 5).
(a) Wine estimates for 2006–07 and 2007–08 have been changed due to a revision of the estimated assumed alcohol content of some wines (see Explanatory Notes, paragraph 16) and changes in the estimated residential population (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). (b) Per capita estimates are based on the estimated population aged 15 years and over (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). r revised
The quantity of alcohol available for consumption in the form of ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages decreased by 30.2% between 2007–2008 and 2008–09, dropping from approximately 18.7 million to approximately 13.1 million litres of alcohol. These results are a reversal of the trend from 2004–05 (when data became available) of increasing consumption of ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages. Compared with 2007–08, apparent per capita consumption of alcohol in the form of ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages for persons aged 15 years and over decreased by 31.5%, or 0.34 litres of alcohol per person in 2008–09 (Table 6).
(a) Excludes ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages. (b) Ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages include spirit based, wine based and other unspecified products. (c) Volume information is not available for spirits and ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages. (d) Table contains revised data due to new estimated residential population (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26) (e) Per capita estimates are based on the estimated population aged 15 years and over (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). r revised (a) Per capita estimates are based on the estimated population aged 15 years and over (see Explanatory Notes, paragraphs 25 and 26). (b) Comparable data only available from 2004–05 (c) Ready to drink (pre-mixed) beverages Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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