NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
March 2013	23 May 2013
June 2013	22 August 2013

DATA NOTES

Potential data quality issues have been identified in the white table wine - soft pack and red table wine - soft pack series. These series may be subject to revision in upcoming releases and the estimates should be used with caution.

Changes to the Harmonised Tariff Item Statistical Codes (HTISC) as of 1 January 2012 have resulted in a decrease in the amount of data available for imports. 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).

Coverage was increased in the March 2012 quarter with an additional 16 providers added to the survey.

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 December 2012 quarter estimate for white table wine was 55.8 million litres, which was -4.8% lower than the December 2011 quarter estimate. The estimate for red/rosé table wine in the December 2012 quarter was 43.8 million litres, which was -2.1% lower than the December 2011 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The December 2012 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 32.4 million litres, which was 1.2% higher than the December 2011 quarter estimate. The December 2012 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 31.2 million litres, which was 9.1% higher than the December 2011 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The December 2012 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 20.2 million litres, which was -17.4% lower than the December 2011 quarter sales estimate. The estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs for the December 2012 quarter was 9.7 million litres, which was -16.3% lower than the December 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	214 830	105 991	45 994	171 665	386 495	67 846	454 341
2011
	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
	December Quarter	32 370	20 211	55 831	31 235	9 713	43 815	99 646	22 506	122 152
(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
	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
	December Quarter	99 646	3 976	6 837	6 407	3 884	1 401	125
(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
	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
	December Quarter	np	1 027	145	np	858	3 976
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 December 2012 quarter, 28.5 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $202.8 million. This represents an increase of 5.2% in quantity and an increase of 14.4% in value from the December 2011 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the December 2012 quarter was $7.12 per litre, up from $6.55 in the December 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		40 928	12 341	10 402	82 510	469
2011
	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	11 027	2 950	1 832	17 222	79
	September Quarter	10 325	3 975	2 615	22 679	122
	December Quarter	12 997	4 688	4 586	28 464	197
(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	91 503	144 450	529 838	16 443
2011
	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	57 651	24 827	24 183	110 747	3 471
	September Quarter	64 127	29 254	34 102	141 842	3 666
	December Quarter	85 837	28 977	72 592	202 784	4 954
(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	11 147	588	3 763	1 135	1 869	82 511
2011
	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	2 190	116	1 360	86	415	17 222
	September Quarter	14 194	1 931	120	564	3 416	164	232	1 522	535	22 679
	December Quarter	17 389	2 886	200	710	4 927	257	351	1 178	565	28 464
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		299 274	34 677	2 318	8 728	162 377	3 276	4 528	3 125	11 535	529 839
2011
	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	63 597	8 587	386	1 767	31 764	632	431	280	3 303	110 747
	September Quarter	77 463	9 248	473	3 069	44 595	917	997	2 015	3 066	141 842
	December Quarter	100 716	12 786	844	3 491	76 895	1 403	1 241	2 029	3 380	202 784
(a) Total wine (excluding brandy) includes grape wine and grape wine product