8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, May 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 05/07/2007   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 2.3 million litres of wine, valued at $22.4 million were imported in May 2007, a drop of 0.5% in quantity and an increase of 4.0% in value on April 2007. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in May 2007 was $9.80 per litre, up from $9.45 per litre in May 2006.

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 March quarter 2007 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia increased 8.8% on the same quarter in 2006. Domestic sales of Australian wine increased 5.7%, and wine imports increased 60.0%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine increased by 14.7% on the same quarter in 2006 with exports increasing by 19.8%.

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
432 372
24 369
r456 741
721 771
1 154 143
Mar qtr 2006
88 763
5 468
94 231
157 894
246 657
Mar qtr 2007
93 814
8 751
102 565
r189 093
r282 907
r revised