8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Jun 2006  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 11/08/2006   
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JUNE KEY FIGURES

Jun 2006
May 2006 to Jun 2006
Jun 2005 to Jun 2006
'000 L
% change
% change

Trend estimates

Australian produced wine
Domestic wine sales
35 421
-0.5
-2.1
White table wine sales
17 822
-
1.1
Red and rosé table wine sales
12 225
-0.9
-7.5

Seasonally Adjusted

Australian produced wine
Domestic wine sales
35 072
-0.7
3.3
White table wine sales
17 643
-1.1
10.6
Red and rosé table wine sales
12 031
-3.2
-5.0

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

Australian produced wine, Domestic sales
Graph: Australian produced wine, Domestic sales, Seasonally adjusted and Trend

Australian produced wine, Exports - Original
Graph: Australian produced wine, Exports, Original



JUNE KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

  • The trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine decreased 0.5% in June 2006.
  • The trend estimate for domestic sales of white table wine remained unchanged on May 2006. The trend for red and rosé table wine decreased for the fourteenth consecutive month, down 0.9% in June 2006.


SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine was 35.1 million litres in June 2006, a decrease of 0.7% on May 2006.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for white table wine decreased 1.1% on May 2006, while red and rosé table wine decreased 3.2%.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for other wines increased 7.3%, partially offsetting the decline in domestic table wine sales.


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, 33.2 million litres of Australian produced wine were sold domestically by winemakers in June 2006, a decrease of 7.7% on May 2006, but an increase of 4.2% on June 2005.
  • Exports of Australian produced wine in June 2006 increased 3.6% on May 2006 to 68.3 million litres. Australia exported 722.0 million litres with a value of $2.8 billion in the twelve months ending June 2006, an increase of 7.8% in volume and 1.5% in value over the corresponding period to June 2005.


NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE Release Date
July 2006 8 September 2006
August 2006 4 October 2006
September 2006 6 November 2006
October 2006 4 December 2006
November 2006 10 January 2007
December 2006 7 February 2007



CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue.


DATA NOTES

The introduction of indirect seasonal adjustment of the series 'red and rosé table wine' and 'white table wine' has led to a change in the start date for these series along with 'total table wine' and 'total wine' from July 1975 to July 1977. From the July 2006 issue of 8504.0 to be released on 8 September 2006, the published seasonally adjusted and trend estimates for these series will start from July 1977, not July 1975 as was previously the case.



ROUNDING

Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.



INQUIRIES

For further information about these and related statistics, contact the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 or Damian Sparkes on Adelaide (08) 8237 7425.



DOMESTIC AUSTRALIAN TABLE WINE SALES TREND


TOTAL WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE

The trend for total sales of white table wine has remained unchanged this month after increasing for the previous six months. In contrast, the trend for total red and rosé wine sales has been in decline for the past 14 months.

TOTAL WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE: Trend
Graph: Total White and Red and Rosé Table wine, Trend




TABLE WINE, GLASS CONTAINER LESS THAN 2 LITRES

The trend estimate for sales of white table wine in glass containers of less than 2 litres increased 0.2% on May 2006, the fourth consecutive month of increase. The trend estimate for red and rosé wine sales in glass containers of less than 2 litres increased for the first time since July 2005, up 0.2% in June 2006.

TABLE WINE, Glass container less than 2 litres: Trend
Graph: Table wine, Glass container less than 2 litres, Trend




TABLE WINE, SOFT PACK CONTAINERS

The trend estimate for domestic sales of white table wine in soft packs decreased 0.2% on May 2006, the third consecutive month of decrease. The trend estimate for red and rosé wine in soft packs has fallen for the past five months.

TABLE WINE, Soft pack containers: Trend
Graph: Table wine, Soft pack containers, Trend




EXPORTS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


ANNUAL EXPORTS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE

The graph below shows that there has been steady growth in the quantity of exports of Australian produced wine over the last fifteen years. In 1990-91, 54.2 million litres of wine were exported. Exports grew rapidly to over 100 million litres in 1992-93 and between 1998-99 and 1999-2000 grew 41.8% to reach 284.9 million litres. Over the next three years there were rises of 18.7%, 23.7% and 24.0% respectively. Wine exports increased 12.7% in 2003-04 to 584.3 million litres and then rose 14.6% in 2004-05 to 669.7 million litres. Wine exports continued to rise in 2005-06, reaching 722.0 million litres, a 7.8% increase on 2004-05.

Exports of Australian produced wine, Annual totals: Original
Graph: Exports of Australian produced wine, Annual Totals, Original




EXPORTS OF WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE

In original terms, 68.3 million litres of Australian produced wine were exported in June 2006, an increase of 3.6% on May 2006 and 11.3% on June 2005. In June 2006, 25.5 million litres of Australian produced white table wine were exported, an increase of 11.9% on May 2006 and 6.4% on June 2005. Australia exported 41.3 million litres of Australian produced red and rosé table wine in June 2006, a decrease of 1.1% on May 2006, but an increase of 13.5% on June 2005.

EXPORTS OF TABLE WINE BY TYPE: Original
Graph: Exports of Table wine by Type, Original




UNIT VALUE OF WINE EXPORTS

In original terms, 68.3 million litres of wine valued at $253.0m were exported in June 2006, an increase of 3.6% in quantity and 12.7% in value on May 2006. The average value of Australian wine exported in June 2006 was $3.71 per litre, down from $3.94 per litre in June 2005, but up from $3.41 per litre in May 2006.

UNIT VALUE OF WINE EXPORTS: Original
Graph: Unit Value of Wine Exports, Original




DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ABS AND AWBC WINE EXPORT FIGURES

The value of wine exports reported in this publication is derived by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from customs export records and the ABS converts the value on the day of shipment, at the daily conversion rate (see paragraph 10 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail). The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation (AWBC) also report the value of exports and the exporter makes the conversion when submitting wine for export approval. With the AWBC method, it is expected that some of the conversions will occur at hedged rates. This does not occur with the ABS method. For June, the value reported by the ABS was $253.0m, while the AWBC value was $258.0m. When the Australian exchange rate is moving significantly the alternative methods will result in diverging valuations.



IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 2.0 million litres of wine, valued at $17.4 million were imported in June 2006, an increase of 17.1% in quantity and 10.0% in value on May 2006. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in June 2006 was $8.88 per litre, up from $8.75 per litre in June 2005.

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 June quarter 2006 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia decreased 1.4% on the same quarter in 2005. Domestic sales of Australian wine decreased 2.4%, but wine imports increased 24.3%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine increased by 5.2% on the same quarter in 2005 with exports increasing by 9.6%.

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

2003-04
417 378
18 737
436 115
584 319
1 001 697
2004-05
430 131
22 139
452 270
669 720
1 099 851
2005-06
431 099
27 179
458 278
721 976
1 153 075
Jun qtr 2005
105 610
4 150
109 760
179 885
285 495
Jun qtr 2006
103 069
5 159
108 228
197 240
300 309