NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
December 2010	24 February 2011
March 2011	24 May 2011

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. Significant revisions have been made to the period spanning September 2008 quarter to June 2009 quarter inclusive. 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. 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 September 2010 quarter estimate for white table wine was 52.0 million litres, which was 3.2% lower than the September 2009 quarter estimate. The September 2010 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine was 48.3 million litres, which was 2.5% lower than the September 2009 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

The September 2010 quarter estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 24.3 million litres, which was 2.6% lower than the September 2009 quarter estimate. The September 2010 quarter estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 27.3 million litres, which was 3.6% lower than the September 2009 quarter estimate.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The September 2010 quarter estimate for white wine in soft pack containers was 24.5 million litres, which was 2.8% lower than the September 2009 quarter sales estimate. The September 2010 quarter estimate of red/rosé table wine in soft packs was 13.8 million litres, which was 19.5% lower than the September 2009 quarter estimate.

Table 1. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE, by wine containers
		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
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2007-08		93 934	110 367	212 333	95 581	55 336	160 847	373 181	65 514	438 694
2008-09		96 650	104 362	212 425	96 243	56 002	170 745	383 172	66 620	449 790
2009-10		102 326	101 706	219 463	102 580	53 848	176 445	395 908	74 871	470 780
2009
	September Quarter	24 939	25 171	53 694	28 302	17 109	49 512	103 205	19 393	122 599
	December Quarter	33 144	25 452	61 826	28 561	12 395	48 430	110 256	27 058	137 314
2010
	March Quarter	24 009	25 640	53 415	20 299	10 837	34 875	88 290	13 377	101 667
	June Quarter	20 234	25 443	50 528	25 418	13 507	43 628	94 157	15 043	109 200
	September Quarter	24 290	24 477	51 955	27 285	13 774	48 258	100 213	17 561	117 774
(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)
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2007-08		373 181	17 183	21 655	r16 175	8 479	3 258	508
2008-09		383 172	16 283	20 770	15 745	9 726	4 090	486
2009-10		395 908	16 297	19 860	20 252	14 014	4 448	445
2009
	September Quarter	103 205	4 521	4 660	6 155	3 192	866	118
	December Quarter	110 256	4 307	8 022	8 238	4 907	1 584	147
2010
	March Quarter	88 290	3 091	3 546	2 843	2 951	946	72
	June Quarter	94 157	4 378	3 632	3 016	2 964	1 052	107
	September Quarter	100 213	4 738	4 532	3 566	3 204	1 521	98
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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 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
		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2007-08		1 802	3 429	401	7 330	4 217	17 183
2008-09		np	3 265	361	np	4 208	16 283
2009-10		np	3 351	461	np	4 059	16 297
2009
	September Quarter	np	917	87	np	1 165	4 521
	December Quarter	np	967	172	np	1 074	4 307
2010
	March Quarter	np	580	82	np	754	3 091
	June Quarter	np	887	120	np	1 066	4 378
	September Quarter	np	1 002	174	np	1 102	4 738
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
(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 September 2010 quarter, 17.1 million litres of wine were imported, valued at $125.5 million. This represents a decrease of 2.2% in quantity and and an increase of 4.5% in value from the September 2009 quarter estimate. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in the September 2010 quarter was $7.34 per litre, up from $6.87 in the September 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)
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
2009-10		r44 940	9 238	r54 177	363	8 356	1 389	r64 286
2009
	September Quarter	11 610	2 652	14 262	50	2 699	471	17 482
	December Quarter	15 322	2 623	17 946	76	2 986	515	21 522
2010
	March Quarter	8 942	1 793	10 736	38	1 502	179	12 455
	June Quarter	r9 064	2 169	r11 234	199	1 169	225	r12 827
	September Quarter	11 249	3 377	14 626	36	2 150	294	17 106
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2007-08		222 578	64 581	287 158	1 523	132 353	10 450	431 485
2008-09		270 564	73 706	344 271	1 529	118 910	8 635	473 345
2009-10		r256 469	r72 225	r328 694	1 944	121 925	6 205	r458 769
2009
	September Quarter	66 337	20 854	87 190	516	30 612	1 856	120 174
	December Quarter	91 850	22 322	114 173	588	52 504	2 464	169 730
2010
	March Quarter	49 113	13 310	62 423	313	20 434	823	83 993
	June Quarter	r49 169	r15 739	r64 909	527	18 376	1 061	r84 872
	September Quarter	65 644	25 145	90 789	324	33 299	1 116	125 527
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Table 5. IMPORTS CLEARED, by selected countries
Period		New Zealand	Italy	France	Portugal	Spain	Chile	Germany	South Africa	Total other countries	Total all countries
Quantity ('000 L)
2007-08		23 859	7 117	7 087	723	1 167	4 449	557	2 527	5 828	53 313
2008-09		37 014	7 467	7 010	547	1 085	3 197	627	2 350	2 934	62 230
2009-10		r44 442	6 607	6 982	567	1 107	659	570	1 903	1 449	r64 286
2009
	September Quarter	12 039	2 041	1 654	156	156	211	130	713	381	17 482
	December Quarter	14 957	1 972	2 707	174	495	293	178	402	344	21 522
2010
	March Quarter	8 895	1 301	1 126	154	196	87	132	344	219	12 455
	June Quarter	r8 551	1 293	1 495	83	259	68	129	445	505	r12 827
	September Quarter	11 145	1 703	2 303	178	358	198	149	453	619	17 106
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
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
2009-10		r258 758	39 790	129 741	2 627	7 474	2 751	3 116	5 952	r8 559	r458 769
2009
	September Quarter	67 237	13 492	30 596	791	1 375	1 068	723	2 250	2 643	120 174
	December Quarter	92 346	11 973	55 856	832	3 184	1 034	961	1 346	2 197	169 730
2010
	March Quarter	51 174	7 344	20 053	673	1 324	378	726	1 056	1 263	83 993
	June Quarter	r48 001	6 982	23 236	331	1 591	271	706	1 300	r2 455	r84 872
	September Quarter	68 059	8 504	40 044	544	2 055	963	827	1 447	3 085	125 527
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