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AUGUST KEY FIGURES

		Aug 2008	Jul 2008 to Aug 2008	Aug 2007 to Aug 2008
		'000 L	% change	% change
Trend estimates
Australian produced wine
	Domestic wine sales	36 124	0.5	2.1
	White table wine sales	17 344	0.5	1.3
	Red and rosé table wine sales	13 213	0.2	3.1
Seasonally Adjusted
Australian produced wine
	Domestic wine sales	34 343	-5.3	-2.1
	White table wine sales	16 494	-6.8	-3.9
	Red and rosé table wine sales	12 451	-4.5	-2.5

Australian produced wine, Domestic sales

Australian produced wine, Exports - Original

• The trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine was 36.1 million litres in August 2008, an increase of 0.5% from July 2008.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine was 34.3 million litres this month, a fall of 5.3% on July 2008 and 2.1% on August last year.

• The trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced white wine rose by 0.5% to 17.3 million litres this month and was 1.3% higher than the same time last year.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced white wine was 16.5 million litres in August 2008, a decrease of 6.8% on July 2008 and 3.9% lower than August 2007.

• The trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced red and rosé wine rose by 0.2% to 13.2 million litres this month and was 3.1% higher than August 2007.
• The seasonally adjusted estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced red and rosé wine was 12.5 million litres in August 2008, a decrease of 4.5% on July 2008 and 2.5% lower than August 2007.

• Exports of Australian produced wine increased by 6.6% this month to 67.7 million litres. The value of the exported wine in August 2008 was $235.7 million. Australia exported 700.0 million litres, with a total value of $2.6 billion in the twelve months ending August 2008. This was a fall of 12.5% in volume and a decrease of 12.0% in value over the corresponding period to August 2007.