8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Mar 2005  
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MARCH KEY FIGURES

March 2005
Feb 2005 to Mar 2005
Mar 2004 to Mar 2005
'000 L
% change
% change
Trend estimates
Australian produced wine
Domestic wine sales
36,492
0.9
3.9
White table wine sales
17,587
0.8
-0.4
Red and rosé table wine sales
13,204
0.9
8.2
Seasonally Adjusted
Australian produced wine
Domestic wine sales
36,800
1.6
2.6
White table wine sales
17,991
4.8
0.8
Red and rosé table wine sales
13,251
2.2
5.1

Australian produced wine, Domestic sales
Graph: Australian produced wine, Domestic sales, Seasonally adjusted and Trend

Australian produced wine, Exports - Original
Graph: Australian produced wine, Exports, Original



MARCH KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

  • The trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine was 36.5 million litres in March 2005, an increase of 0.9% on February 2005, and 3.9% on March 2004.
  • The trend estimate for domestic sales of white table wine increased 0.8% on February 2005, but decreased 0.4% on March 2004. Red and rosé table wine increased 0.9% on February 2005, and 8.2% on March 2004.


SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine was 36.8 million litres in March 2005, an increase of 1.6% on February 2005.
  • The seasonally adjusted estimate for domestic sales of white table wine increased 4.8% on February 2005, while red and rosé table wine increased 2.2% on February 2005.


ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
  • In original terms, 36.8 million litres of Australian produced wine was sold domestically by winemakers in March 2005, an increase of 25.5% on February 2005, and 3.7% on March 2004.
  • Exports of Australian produced wine increased 22.7% on February 2005, to 56.7 million litres in March 2005. Australia exported 653.3 million litres with a value of $2.7 billion in the twelve months ending March 2005, an increase of 15.9% in volume and 12.3% in value over the corresponding period to March 2004.


NOTES

CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE

There are no changes in this issue



DATA NOTES

Wine exports data for February 2005 were not available at the time of the release of the February 2005 edition of this publication. Most of the February 2005 export data are included in this publication, with the exception of the detailed country data presented in Table 6. However the detailed country data for February 2005 are available on request in an Excel spreadsheet format. If you require a copy of this spreadsheet, please contact Graeme Thomas on Adelaide (08) 8237 7536



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 or Graeme Thomas on Adelaide (08) 8237 7536.



DOMESTIC AUSTRALIAN TABLE WINE SALES TREND


TOTAL WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE

The trend estimate for total sales of white table wine increased 0.8% on February 2005, but decreased 0.4% on March 2004. The trend estimate for total red and rosé wine increased 0.9% on February 2005, and 8.2% on March 2004.

TOTAL WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE: Trend
Graph: Total White and Red and Rosé Table wine, Trend




TABLE WINE, GLASS CONTAINER LESS THAN 2 LITRES

The trend estimate for sales of white table wine in glass containers of less than 2 litres increased 0.5% on February 2005, and 1.5% on March 2004. The trend estimate for red and rosé wine sales in glass containers of less than 2 litres increased 1.4% on February 2005, and 12.5% on March 2004.

TABLE WINE, Glass container less than 2 litres: Trend
Graph: Table wine, Glass container less than 2 litres, Trend




TABLE WINE, SOFT PACK CONTAINERS

The trend estimate for domestic sales of white table wine in soft packs increased 1.0% on February 2005, but decreased 1.0% on March 2004. The trend estimate for red and rosé wine in soft packs increased 0.1% on February 2005, and 2.8% on March 2004.

TABLE WINE, Soft pack containers: Trend
Graph: Table wine, Soft pack containers, Trend




EXPORTS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


ANNUAL EXPORTS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE

The graph below shows that there has been steady growth in original terms in the quantity of exports of Australian produced wine over the last sixteen years. In 1988-89, 39.0 million litres of wine were exported. Exports gradually grew over the next four years to reach over 100 million litres in 1992-93. By 1998-99 exports had reached 200.9 million litres. Since then there has been rapid growth with 284.9 million litres of wine exported in 1999-2000, a 41.8% rise on 1998-99. Over the following three years there were rises of 18.7%, 23.7% and 24.0% respectively. In 2003-04 exports totalled 584.3 million litres, an increase of 12.7% on 2002-03.

Exports of Australian produced wine, Annual totals: Original
Graph: Exports of Australian produced wine, Annual Totals, Original




EXPORTS OF WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE

In original terms, 56.7 million litres of Australian produced wine were exported in March 2005, an increase of 22.7% on February 2005, and 5.9% on March 2004. In March 2005, 18.2 million litres of Australian produced white table wine were exported, an increase of 22.7% on February 2005, and 5.2% on March 2004. Australia exported 37.3 million litres of Australian produced red and rosé table wine in March 2005, an increase of 24.4% on February 2005, and 5.7% on March 2004.

EXPORTS OF TABLE WINE BY TYPE: Original
Graph: Exports of Table wine by Type, Original




UNIT VALUE OF WINE EXPORTS

In original terms, 56.7 million litres of wine valued at $228.4m were exported in March 2005, an increase of 22.7% in quantity and 26.0% in value on February 2005. The average value of Australian wine exported in March 2005 was $4.03 per litre, down from $4.23 per litre in March 2004, but an increase when compared to $3.93 per litre in February 2005.

UNIT VALUE OF WINE EXPORTS: Original
Graph: Unit Value of Wine Exports, Original




DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ABS AND AWBC WINE EXPORT FIGURES

The value of wine exports reported in this publication is derived by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from customs export records and the ABS converts the value on the day of shipment, at the daily conversion rate (see paragraph 9 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail). The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation (AWBC) also report the value of exports and the exporter makes the conversion when submitting wine for export approval. With the AWBC method, it is expected that some of the conversions will occur at hedged rates. This does not occur with the ABS method. For March, the value reported by the ABS was $228.4m, while the AWBC value was $230.9m. When the Australian exchange rate is moving significantly the alternative methods will result in diverging valuations.



IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 1.8 million litres of wine were imported in March 2005, an increase of 23.0% in quantity, and 22.3% in value on February 2005. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in March 2005 was $7.85 per litre, up from $4.57 per litre in March 2004.

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 2005 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia increased 0.7% on the same quarter in 2004. Domestic sales of Australian wine increased 1.0%, but wine imports decreased 5.7%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine increased by 3.7% on the same quarter in 2004 with exports increasing by 5.3%.

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
2001-02
386,232
14,479
400,711
418,390
804,622
2002-03
402,479
17,112
419,591
518,595
921,074
2003-04
417,378
18,737
436,115
584,319
1,001,697
Mar Qtr 2004
87,136
4,887
92,023
141,161
228,297
Mar Qtr 2005
88,047
4,609
92,656
148,683
236,730