NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
December 2012	21 February 2013
March 2013	23 May 2013

DATA NOTES

Issues have been identified in the reporting of sales of wine in the "other containers" category of white table wine and red/rose table wine. These issues are being investigated and data may be subject to revision in future releases.

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).

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.


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SUMMARY COMMENTARY


AUSTRALIAN TABLE WINE SALES

Total White and Red/Rosé Table Wine

The September 2012 quarter estimate for white table wine was 50.7 million litres, which was 6.9% lower than the September 2011 quarter estimate. The estimate for red/rosé table wine in the September 2012 quarter was 49.0 million litres, which was 12.5% higher than the September 2011 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The September 2012 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 26.5 million litres, which was 0.4% higher than the September 2011 quarter estimate. The September 2012 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 31.7 million litres, which was 15.3% higher than the September 2011 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The September 2012 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 20.0 million litres, which was 17.3% lower than the September 2011 quarter sales estimate. The estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs for the September 2012 quarter was 11.4 million litres, which was 9.8% lower than the September 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
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		107 421	93 440	214 831	105 991	45 994	171 664	386 495	67 846	454 341
2011
	June Quarter	29 380	24 240	56 094	28 866	12 953	43 196	99 290	15 847	115 137
	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	25 936	23 998	52 715	21 102	10 460	34 796	87 511	12 824	100 335
	June Quarter	23 150	20 833	49 029	28 755	11 322	48 520	97 549	15 710	113 259
	September Quarter	26 466	19 969	50 724	31 704	11 365	49 029	99 752	15 810	115 562
(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		386 495	15 680	17 744	17 317	12 399	4 710	388
2011
	June Quarter	99 290	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	87 511	3 048	3 328	3 040	2 473	936	82
	June Quarter	97 549	4 213	3 464	4 043	2 799	1 192	83
	September Quarter	99 752	4 215	3 700	4 033	2 683	1 178	96
(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	3 230	377	6 913	3 647	15 680
2011
	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	475	58	np	771	3 048
	June Quarter	np	920	135	np	833	4 213
	September Quarter	np	915	119	np	930	4 215
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 September 2012 quarter, 23.1 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $141.8 million. This represents an increase of 0.1% in quantity and a decrease of 0.9% in value from the September 2011 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the September 2012 quarter was $6.14 per litre, down from $6.21 in the September 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
2009-10		32 333	8 924	8 358	64 339	448
2010-11		34 081	10 346	8 979	67 008	465
2011-12		40 949	12 354	10 401	82 546	469
2011
	June Quarter	7 065	2 370	1 680	12 186	94
	September Quarter	9 818	3 317	2 488	23 068	132
	December Quarter	11 975	3 424	3 861	27 051	139
2012
	March Quarter	8 107	2 650	2 220	15 170	119
	June Quarter	11 049	2 964	1 832	17 257	79
	September Quarter	10 548	4 088	2 697	23 096	122
(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		252 202	91 502	144 451	529 720	16 442
2011
	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	75 461	24 594	61 076	177 277	4 815
2012
	March Quarter	54 203	14 706	24 784	98 618	3 686
	June Quarter	57 532	24 827	24 183	110 628	3 471
	September Quarter	64 132	29 245	34 105	141 840	3 666
(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	1 459	64 340
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	11 182	588	3 763	1 135	1 869	82 546
2011
	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	17 972	2 054	138	381	3 648	197	1 695	371	596	27 051
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	2 225	116	1 360	86	415	17 257
	September Quarter	14 194	1 934	120	564	3 831	164	232	1 522	535	23 096
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
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
2011-12		299 155	34 677	2 318	8 728	162 377	3 276	4 528	3 125	11 535	529 720
2011
	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	93 552	9 778	817	2 081	62 653	1 210	2 812	1 048	3 326	177 277
2012
	March Quarter	58 550	7 225	636	1 889	26 078	759	811	372	2 297	98 618
	June Quarter	63 478	8 587	386	1 767	31 764	632	431	280	3 303	110 628
	September Quarter	77 463	9 256	473	3 055	44 595	917	997	2 015	3 070	141 840
(a) Total wine (excluding brandy) includes grape wine and grape wine product