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FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
September 2013	21 November 2013
December 2013	20 February 2014

DATA NOTES

There have been recent changes to the Harmonised Tariff Item Statistical Codes (HTISC) as of 1 January 2012. As a result of these changes the amount of detail available for imports has decreased. For more information about the HTISC changes affecting this publication see Chapter 22 - Beverages, spirits and vinegar in the Combined Australian Customs Tariff Nomenclature and Statistical Classification available at the Australian Customs and Boarder Protective Service website:http://www.customs.gov.au, or refer to Information paper: Changes to AHECC and Customs Tariff, 2012 (cat. no. 5368.0.55.017).

There has been an increase in coverage with an additional 16 providers added to the survey in the March 2012 quarter.

A significant change was observed in the reporting of bulk wine sales between the June 2009 quarter and September 2009 quarter; however, the total impact is unquantifiable. Users should view quarterly movements during this period with caution.

From the September quarter 2009, data relating to the export of Australian produced wine is no longer included in this publication. Information regarding export data can be obtained by contacting the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070.

Due to the seasonal nature of the data, quarterly movements are no longer included in commentary.

Further information on domestic sales and imports data is available by downloading the time-series (original) spreadsheets:

• 1. Domestic Sales of Australian Wine, by container type
• 2. Domestic Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers
• 3. Domestic Sales of Australian Fortified Wine by Winemakers
• 4. Imports Cleared, by Wine Type
• 5. Total Wine Imports (Excluding Brandy) Cleared, by Selected Countries

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.


SUMMARY COMMENTARY


AUSTRALIAN TABLE WINE SALES

Total White and Red/Rosé Table Wine

The June 2013 quarter estimate for white table wine was 50.0 million litres, which was 0.1% higher than the June 2012 quarter estimate. The estimate for red/rosé table wine in the June 2013 quarter was 45.9 million litres, which was 7.0% lower than the June 2012 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The June 2013 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 25.8 million litres, which was 8.1% higher than the June 2012 quarter estimate. The June 2013 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 31.4 million litres, which was 5.5% higher than the June 2012 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The June 2013 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 20.7 million litres, which was 0.5% lower than the June 2012 quarter sales estimate. The estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs for the June 2013 quarter was 10.8 million litres, which was 5.0% lower than the June 2012 quarter estimate.

Table 1. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE, by wine containers
		WHITE TABLE WINE			RED AND ROSE TABLE WINE
		Glass less than 2 litres	Soft packs	Total(a)	Glass less than 2 litres	Soft packs	Total(a)	Total table wine	Total other wine	Total wine
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2010-11		108 253	98 230	219 217	105 484	49 282	173 074	392 291	71 434	463 724
2011-12		109 781	93 440	216 957	108 873	45 994	173 714	390 672	68 558	459 230
2012-13		113 556	79 269	209 976	119 006	40 178	174 872	384 846	67 395	452 240
2012
	June Quarter	23 898	20 833	49 954	29 736	11 322	49 326	99 281	15 929	115 210
	September Quarter	27 243	19 969	51 921	32 748	11 365	49 467	101 388	16 024	117 411
	December Quarter	32 339	20 212	55 798	31 175	9 715	43 784	99 581	22 496	122 077
2013
	March Quarter	28 141	18 359	52 269	23 719	8 340	35 748	88 017	14 157	102 174
	June Quarter	25 833	20 729	49 988	31 364	10 758	45 873	95 860	14 718	110 578
(a) Components do not add to total. The difference between components and totals is wine in 'Other containers' (see Glossary).

Table 2. DOMESTIC SALES OF WINE AND BRANDY BY WINEMAKERS
		Table	Fortified	Sparkling - Bottle fermentation(a)	Sparkling - Bulk fermentation(a)	Carbonated	Other wine products	Brandy(b)
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L al
2010-11		392 291	17 502	19 665	15 711	13 603	4 953	416
2011-12		390 672	15 748	18 369	17 337	12 399	4 710	388
2012-13		384 846	14 669	17 686	17 927	12 397	4 714	364
2012
	June Quarter	99 281	4 235	3 654	4 050	2 799	1 192	83
	September Quarter	101 388	4 238	3 884	4 041	2 683	1 178	96
	December Quarter	99 581	3 958	6 836	6 407	3 884	1 409	125
2013
	March Quarter	88 017	2 827	3 654	3 369	3 379	927	71
	June Quarter	95 860	3 646	3 312	4 110	2 451	1 200	73
(a) Spritzig table wines are included in table wine
(b) Quantities on which excise duty was paid

Table 3. DOMESTIC SALES OF FORTIFIED WINE BY WINEMAKERS
		Cream, crusted/crusting and solera fortified in glass <2L	Vintage, ruby and tawny fortified in glass <2L	Other fortified in glass <2L	Soft packs	Other containers	Total fortified wine
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2010-11		np	4 443	674	np	3 893	17 502
2011-12		np	3 299	377	np	3 647	15 748
2012-13		np	3 232	398	np	3 081	14 669
2012
	June Quarter	np	942	135	np	833	4 235
	September Quarter	np	938	119	np	930	4 238
	December Quarter	np	1 027	130	np	857	3 958
2013
	March Quarter	np	523	50	np	621	2 827
	June Quarter	np	744	99	np	673	3 646
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated

IMPORTS

Wine Imports (Excluding Brandy) Cleared for Home Consumption

In the June 2013 quarter, 16.5 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $122.0 million. This represents a decrease of 4.3% in quantity and an increase of 10.2% in value from the June 2012 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the June 2013 quarter was $7.40 per litre, up from $6.43 in the June 2012 quarter.

Table 4. IMPORTS CLEARED, quantity by wine type
		White table wine <2L(a)	Red/Rosé table wine <2L	Sparkling	Total wine (excluding brandy)(b)	Brandy
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2010-11		34 081	10 346	8 979	67 008	465
2011-12		40 928	12 341	10 402	82 510	469
2012-13		40 112	15 351	12 287	84 331	470
2012
	June Quarter	11 027	2 950	1 832	17 222	79
	September Quarter	10 325	3 975	2 615	22 679	122
	December Quarter	12 993	4 685	4 586	28 456	197
2013
	March Quarter	8 111	3 264	2 708	16 713	84
	June Quarter	8 682	3 428	2 378	16 484	67
(a) White wine <2L includes carbonated wine
(b) Total wine (excluding brandy) includes grape wine and grape wine product

Table 5. IMPORTS CLEARED, customs value by wine type
		White table wine <2L(a)	Red/Rosé table wine <2L	Sparkling	Total wine (excluding brandy)(b)	Brandy
		$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000	$'000
2010-11		227 308	77 924	134 502	470 781	15 861
2011-12		252 321	91 503	144 450	529 838	16 443
2012-13		259 886	106 611	165 906	576 670	12 973
2012
	June Quarter	57 651	24 827	24 183	110 747	3 471
	September Quarter	64 127	29 254	34 102	141 842	3 666
	December Quarter	85 815	28 977	72 611	202 782	4 952
2013
	March Quarter	51 681	19 583	30 625	110 033	2 380
	June Quarter	58 262	28 797	28 567	122 013	1 975
(a) White wine <2L includes carbonated wine
(b) Total wine (excluding brandy) includes grape wine and grape wine product

Table 6. TOTAL WINE IMPORTS CLEARED, by selected countries(a)
		New Zealand	Italy	Portugal	Spain	France	Germany	Chile	South Africa	Total other countries	Total all countries
Quantity ('000 L)
2010-11		45 445	6 688	637	1 303	8 638	587	751	1 430	1 531	67 009
2011-12		54 654	7 170	516	1 667	11 147	588	3 763	1 135	1 869	82 511
2012-13		51 075	8 885	658	2 282	13 991	908	989	3 447	2 095	84 332
2012
	June Quarter	10 773	1 712	92	477	2 190	116	1 360	86	415	17 222
	September Quarter	14 194	1 931	120	564	3 416	164	232	1 522	535	22 679
	December Quarter	17 382	2 886	200	710	4 927	257	351	1 178	565	28 456
2013
	March Quarter	9 549	2 190	162	567	2 888	229	265	411	452	16 713
	June Quarter	9 950	1 878	176	441	2 760	258	141	336	543	16 484
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2010-11		262 353	32 180	2 418	7 781	146 208	3 181	3 203	4 394	9 065	470 781
2011-12		299 274	34 677	2 318	8 728	162 377	3 276	4 528	3 125	11 535	529 839
2012-13		302 251	42 038	3 217	11 516	190 432	5 222	3 945	5 425	12 625	576 670
2012
	June Quarter	63 597	8 587	386	1 767	31 764	632	431	280	3 303	110 747
	September Quarter	77 463	9 248	473	3 069	44 595	917	997	2 015	3 066	141 842
	December Quarter	100 686	12 786	844	3 491	76 923	1 403	1 241	2 029	3 380	202 782
2013
	March Quarter	58 199	10 054	889	2 664	32 707	1 445	1 134	468	2 473	110 033
	June Quarter	65 903	9 950	1 011	2 292	36 207	1 457	573	913	3 706	122 013
(a) Total wine (excluding brandy) includes grape wine and grape wine product