8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Jan 2009  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/03/2009   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 3.5 million litres of wine, valued at $26.9 million were imported in January 2009, a decrease of 43.8% in quantity from the previous month. The value of imports was 51.6% lower than December 2008. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in January 2009 was $7.74 per litre down from $8.99 per litre in December 2008.

WINE IMPORTS CLEARED: Original
Graph: Wine Imports Cleared, Original



DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE AND WINE AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION IN AUSTRALIA

The original data for the December quarter 2008 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia increased 3.1% on the same quarter in 2007. Domestic sales of Australian wine for the December 2008 quarter decreased 0.2% compared with the same quarter last year, and wine imports increased 26.8% over the same period. Total disposals of Australian produced wine in the December quarter 2008 increased by 1.4% on the same quarter in 2007 with exports rising 2.5%.

Domestic sales of Australian produced wine (A)
Wine imports cleared for home consumption (B)
Wine available for consumption (A + B)
Exports of Australian produced wine (C)
Total disposals of Australian produced wine (A + C)
Period
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L

2005-06
432 372
27 165
459 537
721 771
1 154 143
2006-07
448 142
34 275
482 417
786 926
1 235 068
2007-08
427 516
53 313
480 829
714 711
1 142 227
December Qtr 2007
123 666
17 603
141 269
180 962
304 628
December Qtr 2008
123 363
22 321
145 684
r185 559
r308 922

r revised