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ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION
This publication provides estimates of the quantity of beer, wine and spirits available for consumption for the years 1996-97 to 2002-03. It also includes an estimate of the apparent consumption of these products by persons aged 15 years and over.
KEY POINTS
The quantity of pure alcohol available for consumption increased 9.6% from 141.6 million litres in 1996-97 to 155.2 million litres in 2002-03. The apparent per person consumption of pure alcohol by persons 15 years and over rose from 9.77 litres in 1996-97 to 9.84 litres in 2002-03, a 1% increase (table 3). This was due to an increase in the consumption of alcohol in the form of wine and spirits (10% and 9% respectively). Apparent consumption per person of alcohol in beer decreased by 7% over the same period.
The quantity of beer available for consumption increased from 1,760 million litres in 1996-97 to 1,809 million litres in 2002-03, a 3% increase. However, a 9% increase in the number of people 15 years and over during this period, led to a decrease in the apparent per person consumption of beer, by that group, of 6% from 121.4 litres in 1996-97 to 114.7 litres in 2002-03 (table 1). The quantity of wine available for consumption rose from 349.7 million litres in 1996-97 to 423.8 million litres in 2002-03, a 21% increase, with the apparent per person consumption of wine by people 15 years and over increasing by 11.6% from 24.1 litres to 26.9 litres (table 2).
Table 1 Beer available for consumption and apparent per person consumption by persons 15 years and over -
Years ended 30 June
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 | 1996-97(a) | 1997-98(a) | 1998-99(a) | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
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| Available for consumption | | | | | | |
| ('000 litres) | | | | | | | |
| Low alcohol (>1.15% and =< 3.8%) | r443,175 | r462,028 | r468,179 | 489,016 | | | |
| Other (>3.8%) | r1,316,704 | r1,298,185 | r1,290,812 | 1,272,428 | | | |
| Low strength (>1.15% and =<3.0%) | | | | | 234,429 | 229,959 | 235,533 |
| Mid strength (>3.0% and =<3.5%) | | | | | 197,926 | (b)203,796 | 217,790 |
| Full strength (>3.5%) | | | | | 1,353,892 | (b)1,325,330 | 1,355,358 |
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| Total | r1,759,879 | r1,760,213 | r1,758,991 | 1,761,444 | 1,786,247 | 1,759,085 | 1,808,681 |
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| Apparent per person consumption by persons 15 years and over |
| (litres/person) | | | | | | | |
| Low alcohol (>1.15% and =< 3.8%) | 30.6 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 32.4 | | | |
| Other (>3.8%) | 90.8 | 88.5 | 86.8 | 84.4 | | | |
| Low strength (>1.15% and =<3.0%) | | | | | 15.3 | 14.8 | 14.9 |
| Mid strength (>3.0% and =<3.5%) | | | | | 12.9 | (b)13.1 | 13.8 |
| Full strength (>3.5%) | | | | | 88.5 | (b)85.3 | 85.9 |
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| Total | 121.4 | 119.9 | 118.3 | 116.8 | 116.8 | 113.2 | 114.7 |
(a) "r" indicates a revision of previously released data.
(b) Mid strength and full strength excise data have been adjusted by the ABS to account for reporting errors in beer strength classification.
Table 2 Wine available for consumption and apparent per person consumption by persons 15 years and over -
Years ended 30 June
| 1996-97(a) | 1997-98(a) | 1998-99(a) | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Dessert wine and sherry | | | | | | | |
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| Available for consumption ('000 litres) | r25,732 | r24,713 | r24,013 | 23,086 | 22,269 | 20,451 | 20,956 |
| Apparent consumption (15 years and over) | | | | | | | |
| (litres/person) | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
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| Sparkling and carbonated | | | | | | | |
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| Available for consumption ('000 litres) | r38,677 | r36,023 | r37,418 | 40,238 | 37,559 | 36,401 | 38,951 |
| Apparent consumption (15 years and over) | | | | | | | |
| (litres/person) | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
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| Table wine | | | | | | | |
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| Available for consumption ('000 litres) | r279,903 | r292,062 | r299,729 | 318,784 | 335,397 | 342,224 | 357,587 |
| Apparent consumption (15 years and over) | | | | | | | |
| (litres/person) | 19.3 | 19.9 | 20.2 | 21.1 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.7 |
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| Vermouth | | | | | | | |
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| Available for consumption ('000 litres) | r1,268 | r1,590 | r1,420 | 1,588 | 1,619 | 1,636 | 1,272 |
| Apparent consumption (15 years and over) | | | | | | | |
| (litres/person) | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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| Other wine, n.e.i. | | | | | | | |
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| Available for consumption ('000 litres) | r4,093 | r13,106 | r12,900 | 8,790 | 4,456 | 3,524 | 5,008 |
| Apparent consumption (15 years and over) | | | | | | | |
| (litres/person) | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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| Total wine | | | | | | | |
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| Available for consumption ('000 litres) | r349,674 | r367,494 | r375,480 | 392,486 | 401,299 | 404,235 | 423,774 |
| Apparent per person consumption (15 years and over) |
| (litres/person) | 24.1 | 25.0 | 25.2 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 26.0 | 26.9 |
(a) "r" indicates a revision of previously released data.
Table 3 Alcohol available for consumption and apparent per person consumption by persons 15 years and over, in litres of alcohol -
Years ended 30 June
| 1996-97(a) | 1997-98(a) | 1998-99(a) | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 |
| Available for consumption |
| ('000 litres of alcohol) | | | | | | | |
| Beer | r77,155 | r76,963 | r76,545 | 76,283 | 77,521 | (b)74,678 | 78,355 |
| Wine | r39,726 | r41,947 | r42,739 | 44,367 | 45,112 | 45,270 | 47,440 |
| Spirit | r24,713 | r26,518 | r26,298 | 28,354 | 31,689 | 28,204 | 29,365 |
| Total | r141,594 | r145,428 | r145,582 | 149,004 | 154,322 | (b)148,152 | 155,160 |
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| Apparent consumption (15 years and over) |
| (litres of alcohol/person) | | | | | | | |
| Beer | 5.32 | 5.24 | 5.15 | 5.06 | 5.07 | (b)4.80 | 4.97 |
| Wine | 2.74 | 2.86 | 2.87 | 2.94 | 2.95 | 2.91 | 3.01 |
| Spirit | 1.70 | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.88 | 2.07 | 1.81 | 1.86 |
| Total | 9.77 | 9.91 | 9.79 | 9.88 | 10.01 | 9.53 | 9.84 |
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(a) "r" indicates a revision of previously released data.
(b) Mid strength and full strength excise data have been adjusted by the ABS to account for reporting errors in beer strength classification.
NOTES
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ROUNDING
4 Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.
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