8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Jan 2008  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/03/2008   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 3.8 million litres of wine, valued at $30.1 million were imported in January 2008, a fall of 32.3% in quantity and a decrease of 28.2% in value on December 2007. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in January 2008 was $7.94 per litre, up from $7.48 per litre in December 2007.

WINE IMPORTS CLEARED: Original
Graph: Wine Imports Cleared, Original




DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE AND WINE AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION IN AUSTRALIA

The original data for the December quarter 2007 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia decreased 1.1% on the same quarter in 2006. Domestic sales of Australian wine decreased 5.7%, and wine imports increased 49.8%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine decreased by 8.4% on the same quarter in 2006 with exports falling 10.1%.

Domestic sales of Australian produced wine (A)
Wine imports
cleared for
home
consumption
(B)
Wine
available for
consumption
(A + B)
Exports of
Australian
produced
wine (C)
Total disposals
of Australian
produced wine
(A + C)
Period
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
'000 L
2004-05
430 131
22 139
452 270
669 720
1 099 851
2005-06
432 372
24 369
456 741
721 771
1 154 143
2006-07
449 166
34 275
483 441
786 926
1 236 092
Dec qtr 2006
128 495
11 761
140 256
201 244
329 739
Dec qtr 2007
121 159
r17 618
r138 777
r180 992
r302 151
r revised