NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
June 2012	23 August 2012
September 2012	29 November 2012

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 data 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).

Another change implemented this quarter is an increase in coverage. An additional 16 providers have been added to the survey for 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 March 2012 quarter estimate for white table wine was 52.7 million litres, which was 6.9% higher than the March 2011 quarter estimate. The estimate for red/rosé table wine in the March 2012 quarter was 34.7 million litres, which was 6.2% higher than the March 2011 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The March 2012 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 26.0 million litres, which was 14.1% higher than the March 2011 quarter estimate. The March 2012 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 21.1 million litres, which was 8.7% higher than the March 2011 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The March 2012 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 24.0 million litres, which was 2.6% higher than the March 2011 quarter sales estimate. The estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs for the March 2012 quarter was 10.5 million litres, which was 2.9% higher than the March 2011 quarter estimate.

Table 1. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE, by wine containers
		WHITE TABLE WINE			RED AND ROSE TABLE WINE
		Glass <2L	Soft packs	Total(a)	Glass <2L	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
2008-09		96 650	104 362	212 425	96 243	56 002	170 745	383 172	66 620	449 790
2009-10		102 326	101 706	219 463	102 580	53 848	176 445	395 908	74 871	470 780
2010-11		108 482	98 230	219 441	105 484	49 282	173 074	392 515	71 434	463 948
2011
	March Quarter	22 801	23 395	49 305	19 442	10 165	32 714	82 019	13 118	95 136
	June Quarter	29 609	24 240	56 318	28 866	12 953	43 196	99 514	15 847	115 361
	September Quarter	26 354	24 142	54 467	27 497	12 601	43 595	98 062	16 850	114 912
	December Quarter	31 981	24 467	58 619	28 637	11 611	44 754	103 373	22 462	125 835
2012
	March Quarter	26 008	23 998	52 730	21 127	10 460	34 738	87 468	12 829	100 296
(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
2008-09		383 172	16 283	20 770	15 745	9 726	4 090	486
2009-10		395 908	16 297	19 860	20 252	14 014	4 448	445
2010-11		392 515	17 502	19 665	15 711	13 603	4 953	416
2011
	March Quarter	82 019	3 417	3 567	2 528	2 742	864	85
	June Quarter	99 514	4 765	3 994	3 121	2 766	1 201	100
	September Quarter	98 062	4 587	4 210	4 000	2 919	1 135	99
	December Quarter	103 373	3 832	6 742	6 234	4 208	1 447	125
2012
	March Quarter	87 468	3 048	3 332	3 040	2 473	936	82
(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
2008-09		np	3 265	361	np	4 208	16 283
2009-10		np	3 351	461	np	4 059	16 297
2010-11		np	4 443	674	np	3 893	17 502
2011
	March Quarter	np	912	138	np	692	3 417
	June Quarter	np	1 250	156	np	1 068	4 765
	September Quarter	np	992	101	np	1 116	4 587
	December Quarter	np	843	83	np	927	3 832
2012
	March Quarter	np	474	59	np	771	3 048
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 March 2012 quarter, 15.6 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $98.6 million. This represents an increase of 22.8% in quantity and an increase of 15.8% in value from the March 2011 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the March 2012 quarter was $6.31 per litre, down from $6.69 in the March 2011 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 al
2008-09		31 951	8 766	9 594	62 236	462
2009-10		32 333	8 924	8 358	64 339	448
2010-11		34 081	10 346	8 979	67 008	465
2011
	March Quarter	6 968	2 227	1 853	12 734	76
	June Quarter	7 065	2 370	1 680	12 186	94
	September Quarter	9 818	3 317	2 488	23 068	132
	December Quarter	12 034	3 478	3 861	27 163	139
2012
	March Quarter	8 345	2 836	2 260	15 635	119
(a) White table 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
2008-09		249 579	72 653	118 910	473 362	13 068
2009-10		226 566	71 143	121 925	458 795	14 211
2010-11		227 308	77 924	134 502	470 781	15 861
2011
	March Quarter	45 096	14 943	20 822	85 141	2 673
	June Quarter	44 612	18 194	22 237	88 255	3 377
	September Quarter	65 006	27 375	34 408	143 197	4 470
	December Quarter	75 498	24 594	61 076	177 314	4 815
2012
	March Quarter	54 207	14 706	24 784	98 619	3 686
(a) White table 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)
2008-09		37 013	7 467	546	1 086	7 011	628	3 197	2 350	2 937	62 236
2009-10		44 442	6 639	568	1 106	6 992	569	659	1 904	1 459	64 340
2010-11		45 445	6 688	637	1 303	8 638	587	751	1 430	1 531	67 009
2011
	March Quarter	8 067	1 604	152	234	1 598	142	158	392	389	12 734
	June Quarter	7 570	1 311	149	249	2 006	116	190	346	248	12 186
	September Quarter	16 979	1 726	109	477	2 462	136	124	548	505	23 068
	December Quarter	17 979	2 054	138	381	3 753	197	1 695	371	596	27 163
2012
	March Quarter	8 930	1 678	177	332	3 312	139	584	130	353	15 635
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2008-09		261 791	49 017	2 579	7 175	125 805	3 764	5 562	7 258	10 411	473 362
2009-10		258 758	39 791	2 627	7 474	129 741	3 116	2 751	5 952	8 585	458 796
2010-11		262 353	32 180	2 418	7 781	146 208	3 181	3 203	4 394	9 065	470 781
2011
	March Quarter	50 505	7 222	508	1 259	20 999	753	636	1 239	2 020	85 141
	June Quarter	48 821	6 764	762	1 619	26 230	562	751	906	1 841	88 255
	September Quarter	83 575	9 087	479	2 991	41 882	675	474	1 425	2 609	143 197
	December Quarter	93 589	9 778	817	2 081	62 653	1 210	2 812	1 048	3 326	177 314
2012
	March Quarter	58 550	7 225	636	1 886	26 081	759	811	373	2 297	98 619
(a) Total wine (excluding brandy) includes grape wine and grape wine product