8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Nov 2008  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 09/01/2009   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 7.0 million litres of wine, valued at $60.3 million were imported in November 2008, a decrease of 23.6% in quantity. The value of imports was 3.9% lower than October 2008. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in November 2008 was $8.63 per litre up from $6.86 per litre in October 2008. This increase in the average value has resulted from an increase in imports of wine from countries with a higher average value per litre (eg France) and a decrease in imports from countries with a lower average value per litre (eg Chile).

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 2008 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia increased 4.5% on the same quarter in 2007. Domestic sales of Australian wine for the September 2008 quarter decreased 1.2% compared with the same quarter last year, and wine imports increased 64.2% over the same period. Total disposals of Australian produced wine in the September quarter 2008 decreased by 6.2% on the same quarter in 2007 with exports falling 8.7%.

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
September Qtr 2007
110 906
10 528
121 434
218 122
329 028
September Qtr 2008
109 552
17 288
126 840
r199 118
r308 670
r revised