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FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
June 2013	22 August 2013
September 2013	21 November 2013

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).

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 March 2013 quarter estimate for white table wine was 53.9 million litres, which was 1.6% higher than the March 2012 quarter estimate. The estimate for red/rosé table wine in the March 2013 quarter was 36.8 million litres, which was 4.3% higher than the March 2012 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The March 2013 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 28.1 million litres, which was 5.2% higher than the March 2012 quarter estimate. The March 2013 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 23.7 million litres, which was 7.6% higher than the March 2012 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The March 2013 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 20.0 million litres, which was -16.6% lower than the March 2012 quarter sales estimate. The estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs for the March 2013 quarter was 9.2 million litres, which was -12.0% lower than the March 2012 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
2009-10		102 326	101 706	219 463	102 580	53 848	176 445	395 908	74 871	470 780
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
	March Quarter	26 694	23 998	53 052	21 976	10 460	35 277	88 329	13 055	101 384
	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	28 083	20 014	53 882	23 656	9 206	36 808	90 691	14 150	104 841
(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
2009-10		395 908	16 297	19 860	20 252	14 014	4 448	445
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
	March Quarter	88 329	3 069	3 532	3 046	2 473	936	82
	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	90 691	2 827	3 647	3 369	3 379	927	71
(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
2009-10		1 623	3 351	461	6 805	4 059	16 297
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
	March Quarter	np	497	58	np	771	3 069
	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
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 2013 quarter, 16.7 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $110.0 million. This represents an increase of 10.2% in quantity and an increase of 11.6% in value from the March 2012 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the March 2013 quarter was $6.58 per litre, up from $6.50 in the March 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
2009-10		32 333	8 924	8 358	64 339	448
2010-11		34 081	10 346	8 979	67 008	465
2011-12		40 927	12 341	10 392	82 511	469
2012
	March Quarter	8 016	2 650	2 220	15 170	119
	June Quarter	11 027	2 950	1 823	17 222	79
	September Quarter	10 325	3 975	2 613	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

(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
2009-10		226 566	71 143	121 925	458 795	14 211
2010-11		227 308	77 924	134 502	470 781	15 861
2011-12		252 321	91 502	144 332	529 671	16 443
2012
	March Quarter	54 203	14 706	24 762	98 575	3 686
	June Quarter	57 651	24 827	24 086	110 622	3 471
	September Quarter	64 127	29 254	34 028	141 754	3 666
	December Quarter	85 815	28 977	72 584	202 689	4 952
2013
	March Quarter	51 681	19 583	30 623	110 000	2 380
(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)
2009-10		44 442	6 639	568	1 106	6 992	569	659	1 904	1 461	64 340
2010-11		45 445	6 688	637	1 303	8 638	587	751	1 430	1 530	67 009
2011-12		54 654	7 170	516	1 667	11 147	588	3 763	1 135	1 871	82 511
2012
	March Quarter	8 930	1 678	177	332	2 847	139	584	130	353	15 170
	June Quarter	10 773	1 712	92	477	2 190	116	1 360	86	416	17 222
	September Quarter	14 194	1 931	120	564	3 416	164	232	1 522	536	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
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2009-10		258 758	39 791	2 627	7 474	129 741	3 116	2 751	5 952	8 251	458 461
2010-11		262 353	32 180	2 418	7 781	146 208	3 181	3 203	4 394	8 878	470 596
2011-12		299 274	34 677	2 318	8 728	162 377	3 276	4 528	3 125	11 249	529 552
2012
	March Quarter	58 550	7 225	636	1 889	26 078	759	811	372	2 255	98 575
	June Quarter	63 597	8 587	386	1 767	31 764	632	431	280	3 178	110 622
	September Quarter	77 463	9 248	473	3 069	44 595	917	997	2 015	2 977	141 754
	December Quarter	100 686	12 786	844	3 491	76 923	1 403	1 241	2 029	3 286	202 689
2013
	March Quarter	58 199	10 054	889	2 664	32 707	1 445	1 134	468	2 440	110 000
- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)
(a) Total wine (excluding brandy) includes grape wine and grape wine product