8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Oct 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/12/2007   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 5.9 million litres of wine, valued at $52.2 million were imported in October 2007, a rise of 49.8% in quantity and an increase of 50.0% in value on September 2007. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in October 2007 was $8.83 per litre, up from $8.81 per litre in September 2007.

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 September quarter 2007 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia decreased 6.4% on the same quarter in 2006. Domestic sales of Australian wine decreased 9.4%, and wine imports increased 42.6%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine increased by 0.8% on the same quarter in 2006 with exports increasing by 6.9%.

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

2004-05
430 131
22 139
452 270
669 720
1 099 851
2005-06
432 372
24 369
456 741
721 771
1 154 143
2006-07
449 166
r34 275
r483 441
r786 972
r1 236 138
Sep qtr 2006
120 826
7 384
128 210
r204 064
r324 890
Sep qtr 2007
109 460
10 527
119 987
r218 141
r327 601

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