8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Dec 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 08/02/2008   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 5.6 million litres of wine, valued at $42.0 million were imported in December 2007, a fall of 8.1% in quantity and a decrease of 21.8% in value on November 2007. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in December 2007 was $7.48 per litre, down from $8.79 per litre in November 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 December quarter 2007 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia decreased 1.1% on the same quarter in 2006. Domestic sales of Australian wine decreased 5.7%, and wine imports increased 50.0%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine decreased by 8.2% on the same quarter in 2006 with exports falling by 9.9%.

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
34 275
483 441
r786 926
r1 236 092
Dec qtr 2006
128 495
11 761
140 256
r201 244
r329 739
Dec qtr 2007
121 159
17 619
138 778
181 397
302 556
r revised