8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Jun 2008  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/08/2008   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 3.4 million litres of wine, valued at $29.9 million were imported in June 2008, a fall of 10.3% in quantity. The value of imports was steady compared with May 2008. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in June 2008 was $8.82 per litre, up from $7.91 per litre in May 2008.

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 June quarter 2008 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia increased 2.4% on the same quarter in 2007. Domestic sales of Australian wine decreased 2.4%, and wine imports increased 82.7%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine decreased by 7.7% on the same quarter in 2007 with exports falling 10.6%.

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
2005-06
432 372
24 369
456 741
721 771
1 154 143
2006-07
447 832
34 275
482 107
786 926
1 234 758
2007-08
426 421
53 320
479 741
717 180
1 143 601
June Quarter 2007
r105 480
r6 378
r111 858
r192 534
r298 014
June Quarter 2008
102 939
11 655
114 594
172 149
275 088
r revised