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FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
June 2014	21 August 2014

DATA NOTES

After the June 2014 release, scheduled for 21 August 2014, the ABS will cease production of this publication and all associated spreadsheets.

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).

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.

Estimates of bulk wines sales, observable in the Table Wine, Other Containers categories should be interpreted with caution due to data quality concerns.

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

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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


AUSTRALIAN TABLE WINE SALES

Total White and Red/Rosé Table Wine

The March 2014 quarter estimate for white table wine was 52.9 million litres, which was 1.2% higher than the March 2013 quarter estimate. The estimate for red/rosé table wine in the March 2014 quarter was 34.9 million litres, which was 2.4% less than the March 2013 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The March 2014 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 26.7 million litres, which was 5.1% less than the March 2013 quarter estimate. The March 2014 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 22.8 million litres, which was 3.8% lower than the March 2013 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The March 2014 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 22.3 million litres, which was 21.4% higher than the March 2013 quarter sales estimate. The estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs for the March 2014 quarter was 8.8 million litres, which was 5.9% higher than the March 2013 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
2010-11		108 253	98 230	219 217	105 484	49 282	173 074	392 291	71 434	463 724
2011-12		109 541	93 440	215 533	108 786	45 994	173 209	388 742	68 558	457 300
2012-13		113 555	79 356	209 901	119 023	40 253	174 877	384 777	68 170	452 946
2013
	March Quarter	28 141	18 359	52 269	23 719	8 340	35 748	88 017	14 157	102 174
	June Quarter	25 832	20 816	50 031	31 381	10 833	46 066	96 097	15 493	111 589
	September Quarter	29 048	21 692	53 551	31 764	11 222	46 654	100 206	16 000	116 206
	December Quarter	35 571	22 693	60 236	32 540	10 204	44 875	105 111	23 654	128 575
2014
	March Quarter	26 709	22 284	52 921	22 817	8 829	34 902	87 823	14 578	102 401
(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		388 742	15 748	18 369	17 337	12 399	4 710	388
2012-13		384 777	14 719	17 688	18 153	12 395	5 211	364
2013
	March Quarter	88 017	2 827	3 654	3 369	3 379	927	71
	June Quarter	96 097	3 696	3 314	4 336	2 449	1 697	73
	September Quarter	100 206	3 894	4 262	3 649	3 038	1 157	94
	December Quarter	105 111	3 571	7 364	5 551	5 649	1 518	113
2014
	March Quarter	87 823	2 837	3 680	3 415	3 532	1 113	60
(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		1 657	4 443	674	6 838	3 893	17 502
2011-12		1 513	3 299	377	6 913	3 647	15 748
2012-13		1 429	3 281	398	6 531	3 081	14 719
2013
	March Quarter	np	523	50	np	621	2 827
	June Quarter	334	793	99	1 798	673	3 696
	September Quarter	np	853	80	np	791	3 894
	December Quarter	np	958	110	np	494	3 571
2014
	March Quarter	np	471	84	np	609	2 837
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 2014 quarter, 16.3 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $129.7 million. This represents a 2.2% fall in quantity and an increase of 17.9% in value from the March 2013 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the March 2014 quarter was $7.93 per litre, up from $6.58 in the March 2013 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		39 659	12 341	10 402	81 241	469
2012-13		40 112	15 352	12 287	84 331	470
2013
	March Quarter	8 111	3 264	2 708	16 713	84
	June Quarter	8 682	3 428	2 378	16 484	67
	September Quarter	9 872	4 002	2 994	20 624	75
	December Quarter	14 604	4 344	4 226	29 696	165
2014
	March Quarter	8 450	3 183	2 482	16 348	126
(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		259 899	106 620	165 906	576 683	12 973
2013
	March Quarter	51 681	19 583	30 625	110 033	2 380
	June Quarter	58 266	28 806	28 567	122 026	1 975
	September Quarter	67 722	35 060	42 401	158 816	2 898
	December Quarter	101 446	30 296	66 209	219 038	6 735
2014
	March Quarter	60 465	23 591	38 079	129 706	4 509
(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	2 494	1 135	1 869	81 241
2012-13		51 075	8 885	658	2 282	13 991	908	989	3 447	2 095	84 332
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
	September Quarter	13 186	1 749	155	699	3 657	170	180	247	582	20 624
	December Quarter	20 318	2 675	211	687	4 093	226	576	329	581	29 694
2014
	March Quarter	9 739	2 065	189	639	2 727	183	195	115	497	16 348
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		302 262	42 041	3 217	11 516	190 432	5 222	3 945	5 425	12 625	576 683
2013
	March Quarter	58 199	10 054	889	2 664	32 707	1 445	1 134	468	2 473	110 033
	June Quarter	65 914	9 953	1 011	2 292	36 207	1 457	573	913	3 706	122 026
	September Quarter	82 827	10 350	621	3 624	55 649	851	642	747	3 505	158 816
	December Quarter	122 793	15 100	1 049	3 945	67 745	1 356	2 264	1 054	3 732	219 038
2014
	March Quarter	65 489	11 957	680	3 764	41 893	1 186	839	405	3 491	129 706
(a) Total wine (excluding brandy) includes grape wine and grape wine product