NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
June 2010	20 August 2010
September 2010	23 November 2010

DATA NOTES

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. Movements between subsequent quarters are unaffected but users should view the movements between the June 2009 quarter and September 2009 quarter with caution. For the same reason, annual movements that include both the June 2009 quarter and September 2009 quarter should be viewed 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 will be removed from commentary from the June 2010 quarter.

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. Imports 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 or Jason Atkinson on Adelaide (08) 8237 7334.


SUMMARY COMMENTARY


AUSTRALIAN TABLE WINE SALES

Total White and Red/Rosé Table Wine

The March 2010 quarter estimate for white table wine was 54.4 million litres, which was 12.0% lower than the December 2009 quarter and 15.3% higher than the March 2009 quarter. The estimate for red/rosé table wine in the March 2010 quarter was 35.7 million litres, which was 26.4% lower than the December 2009 quarter but 17.0% higher than the March 2009 quarter.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The March 2010 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 24.0 million litres, which was 27.6% lower than the December 2009 quarter and 12.4% higher than the March 2009 quarter. The March 2010 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 20.3 million litres, which was 28.9% lower than the December 2009 quarter and 8.8% higher than the March 2009 quarter.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The March 2010 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 25.6 million litres, which was 0.7% higher than the December 2009 quarter sales and 2.7% higher than the March 2009 quarter sales. The estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs for the March 2010 quarter was 10.8 million litres, which was 12.6% lower than the December 2009 quarter and 1.9% lower than the March 2009 quarter.

Table 1. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE, by container type
		WHITE TABLE WINE			RED AND ROSE TABLE WINE
		Glass less than 2 litres	Soft packs(a)	Total(b)	Glass less than 2 litres	Soft packs(a)	Total(b)	Total table wine	Total other wine	Total wine
Period		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2006-07		100 391	116 196	218 566	102 126	57 276	162 106	380 672	67 471	448 142
2007-08		93 934	110 367	206 810	95 581	55 336	155 193	362 003	65 514	427 516
2008-09		96 650	104 362	204 222	96 243	56 002	159 046	363 268	66 620	429 886
2009
	March Quarter	21 366	24 969	47 203	18 660	11 048	30 475	77 678	12 570	90 248
	June Quarter	21 409	24 743	47 386	24 890	14 224	39 747	87 133	14 630	101 763
	September Quarter	24 939	25 171	53 694	28 302	17 109	49 512	103 205	19 393	122 599
	December Quarter	r33 144	25 452	r61 826	r28 561	12 395	r48 430	r110 256	r27 058	r137 314
2010
	March Quarter	24 009	25 640	54 435	20 299	10 837	35 661	90 095	13 377	103 472
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(a) Soft pack containers include all collapsible packs, plastic or otherwise.
(b) 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(b)	Brandy(c)
Period		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2006-07		380 672	17 387	23 266	16 617	7 080	3 118	510
2007-08		362 003	17 183	21 655	14 939	8 479	3 258	508
2008-09		363 268	16 283	20 770	15 745	9 726	4 090	486
2009
	March Quarter	77 678	3 084	3 693	2 547	2 122	1 122	89
	June Quarter	87 133	4 341	3 467	3 181	2 688	953	117
	September Quarter	103 205	4 521	4 660	6 155	3 192	866	118
	December Quarter	r110 256	r4 307	8 022	8 238	4 907	1 584	147
2010
	March Quarter	90 095	3 091	3 546	2 843	2 951	946	72
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(a) Spritzig table wines are included in table wine.
(b) See Glossary.
(c) Quantities on which excise duty was paid.

Table 3. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN FORTIFIED WINE BY WINEMAKERS
		Sherry in glass less than 2 litres	Port in glass less than 2 litres	Other in glass less than 2 litres(a)	Soft packs(b)	All other containers(c)	Total fortified wine
Period		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2006-07		1 662	3 452	440	7 865	3 973	17 387
2007-08		1 802	3 429	401	7 330	4 217	17 183
2008-09		1 659	3 265	361	6 790	4 208	16 283
2009
	March Quarter	np	534	74	np	813	3 084
	June Quarter	np	876	100	np	1 102	4 341
	September Quarter	np	917	87	np	1 165	4 521
	December Quarter	np	967	r172	np	1 074	r4 307
2010
	March Quarter	np	580	82	np	754	3 091
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
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(a) Includes muscat, madiera, tokay and white port.
(b) Includes all collapsible packs whether plastic or of other material.
(c) Includes tankers, cans and rigid containers including glass 2 litres and over.

IMPORTS

Wine Imports Cleared for Home Consumption

In the March 2010 quarter, 12.5 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $84.0 million. This represents a decrease of 42.1% in quantity and 50.5% in value from the December 2009 quarter estimate and an increase of 21.9% in quantity and 5.5% in value from the March 2009 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the March 2010 quarter was $6.74 per litre, down from $7.88 per litre in the December 2009 quarter and $7.79 in the March 2009 quarter.

Table 4. IMPORTS CLEARED, by wine type
Period		White table	Red/Rosé table	Table wine	Fortified wine	Sparkling wine	Other wine	Total wine
Quantity ('000 L)
2006-07		19 003	6 487	25 490	123	7 000	1 662	34 275
2007-08		31 319	11 260	42 580	159	8 268	2 307	53 313
2008-09		41 128	9 476	50 604	192	9 591	1 843	62 230
2009
	March Quarter	6 561	1 674	8 235	69	1 382	541	10 227
	June Quarter	7 886	1 569	9 454	54	2 597	289	12 394
	September Quarter	11 610	2 652	14 262	50	2 699	471	17 482
	December Quarter	r15 322	2 623	r17 946	r76	2 986	r531	r21 538
2010
	March Quarter	8 943	1 793	10 736	38	1 501	194	12 469
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2006-07		155 180	46 720	201 900	1 154	97 533	6 437	307 023
2007-08		222 578	64 581	287 158	1 523	132 353	10 450	431 485
2008-09		270 564	73 706	344 271	1 529	118 910	8 635	473 345
2009
	March Quarter	47 875	12 380	60 255	201	16 414	2 770	79 640
	June Quarter	47 451	14 682	62 133	528	18 119	1 401	82 181
	September Quarter	66 337	20 854	87 190	516	30 612	1 856	120 174
	December Quarter	r91 850	r22 322	r114 173	r588	52 504	2 464	r169 730
2010
	March Quarter	49 121	13 310	62 431	313	20 420	823	83 986
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Table 5. IMPORTS CLEARED, by selected countries
Period		New Zealand	Italy	France	Portugal	Spain	Chile	Germany	South Africa	Total other countries	Total All Countries
Quantity ('000 L)
2006-07		18 142	5 544	5 354	482	947	586	901	517	1 802	34 275
2007-08		23 859	7 117	7 087	723	1 167	4 449	557	2 527	5 828	53 313
2008-09		37 014	7 467	7 010	547	1 085	3 197	627	2 350	2 934	62 230
2009
	March Quarter	6 802	1 305	895	75	183	116	127	62	662	10 227
	June Quarter	8 750	1 229	969	94	138	148	162	558	346	12 394
	September Quarter	12 039	2 041	1 654	156	156	211	130	713	381	17 482
	December Quarter	r14 957	1 988	r2 707	174	495	293	178	402	344	r21 538
2010
	March Quarter	8 894	1 314	1 127	154	196	87	132	344	219	12 469
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2006-07		155 913	32 081	97 134	2 050	4 900	2 439	3 347	1 389	7 769	307 023
2007-08		209 401	40 543	142 906	2 888	7 265	7 284	2 935	5 522	12 740	431 485
2008-09		261 790	49 018	125 805	2 580	7 175	5 562	3 763	7 258	10 393	473 345
2009
	March Quarter	49 897	9 769	14 858	340	1 336	599	714	232	1 895	79 640
	June Quarter	48 656	8 406	17 951	549	1 144	656	1 068	1 693	2 058	82 181
	September Quarter	67 237	13 492	30 596	791	1 375	1 068	723	2 250	2 643	120 174
	December Quarter	r92 346	11 973	r55 856	832	3 184	r1 034	961	1 346	2 197	r169 730
2010
	March Quarter	51 173	7 344	20 048	673	1 324	378	726	1 056	1 263	83 986
r revised