NOTES

FORTHCOMING ISSUES

ISSUE (QUARTER)	Release Date
March 2010	25 May 2010
June 2010	24 August 2010

DATA NOTES

Some revisions have been made to the data presented for the September 2009 quarter resulting from an observed change in the reporting of bulk wine sales between the June 2009 quarter and September 2009 quarter; however, the total impact is unquantifiable. Movements between subsequent quarters are unaffected but users should view the movements between the June 2009 quarter and September 2009 quarter 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.

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 Paul Sutcliffe on Adelaide (08) 8237 7302.


SUMMARY COMMENTARY


AUSTRALIAN TABLE WINE SALES

Total White and Red/Rosé Table Wine

For the December quarter 2009 the original estimate for white table wine was 61.8 million litres, 15.0% higher than last quarter and 4.8% higher than December quarter 2008. The original estimate for red/rosé table wine in December quarter 2009 was 48.4 million litres, 2.2% lower than September quarter 2009 but 11.3% higher than December quarter 2008.


Table Wine, Glass Containers Less Than 2 Litres

In December quarter 2009 the original estimate for white table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 33.1 million litres, 32.6% higher than September quarter 2009 and 6.8% higher than December quarter 2008. The original December quarter 2009 estimate for red/rosé table wine in glass containers less than 2 litres was 28.5 million litres, 0.8% higher than September quarter 2009 and 5.6% higher than December quarter 2008.


Table Wine, Soft Pack Containers

The December quarter 2009 original estimate for white table wine in soft pack containers was 25.5 million litres, 1.1% higher than September quarter 2009 and 7.6% lower than December quarter 2008. The original estimate for red/rosé table wine in soft packs for December quarter 2009 was 12.4 million litres, 27.6% lower than September quarter 2009 and 13.6% lower than December quarter 2008.

Table 1. DOMESTIC SALES OF AUSTRALIAN WINE, by container type
		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
Period		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2006-07		100 391	116 196	218 566	102 126	57 276	162 106	380 672	67 471	448 142
2007-08		93 934	110 367	206 810	95 581	55 336	155 193	362 003	65 514	427 516
2008-09		96 650	104 362	204 222	96 243	56 002	159 046	363 268	66 620	429 886
2008
	December Quarter	30 980	27 532	58 959	27 010	14 354	43 500	102 459	23 158	125 616
2009
	March Quarter	21 366	24 969	47 203	18 660	11 048	30 475	77 678	12 570	90 248
	June Quarter	21 409	24 743	47 386	24 890	14 224	39 747	87 133	14 630	101 763
	September Quarter	r24 939	25 171	r53 694	r28 302	17 109	r49 512	r103 205	r19 393	r122 599
	December Quarter	33 081	25 452	61 764	28 535	12 395	48 403	110 167	27 056	137 223
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(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)
Period		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2006-07		380 672	17 387	23 266	16 617	7 080	3 118	510
2007-08		362 003	17 183	21 655	14 939	8 479	3 258	508
2008-09		r363 268	16 283	20 770	15 745	9 726	4 090	486
2008
	December Quarter	102 459	4 059	8 665	6 476	2 956	1 000	153
2009
	March Quarter	77 678	3 084	3 693	2 547	2 122	1 122	89
	June Quarter	87 133	4 341	3 467	3 181	2 688	953	117
	September Quarter	r103 205	r4 521	4 660	6 155	3 192	866	118
	December Quarter	110 167	4 305	8 022	8 238	4 907	1 584	147
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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 AUSTRALIAN 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
Period		'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L	'000 L
2006-07		1 662	3 452	440	7 865	3 973	17 387
2007-08		1 802	3 429	401	7 330	4 217	17 183
2008-09		1 659	3 265	361	6 790	4 208	16 283
2008
	December Quarter	np	878	np	np	1 031	4 059
2009
	March Quarter	np	534	74	np	813	3 084
	June Quarter	np	876	100	np	1 102	4 341
	September Quarter	np	r917	87	np	1 165	r4 521
	December Quarter	np	967	170	np	1 074	4 305
np not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated
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(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 original terms, 21.5 million litres of wine valued at $169.7 million were imported in December quarter 2009. This represents an increase of 23.2% in quantity from the previous quarter. The value of imports was 41.2% higher than September quarter 2009. The average value of wine cleared for home consumption in December quarter 2009 was $7.88 per litre up from $6.87 per litre in September quarter 2009.

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)
2006-07		19 003	6 487	25 490	123	7 000	1 662	34 275
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
2008
	December Quarter	15 727	3 132	18 859	41	2 931	489	22 321
2009
	March Quarter	6 561	1 674	8 235	69	1 382	541	10 227
	June Quarter	7 886	1 569	9 454	54	2 597	289	12 394
	September Quarter	11 610	2 652	14 262	50	2 699	471	17 482
	December Quarter	15 321	2 623	17 945	75	2 986	536	21 542
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2006-07		155 180	46 720	201 900	1 154	97 533	6 437	307 023
2007-08		222 578	64 581	287 158	1 523	132 353	10 450	431 485
2008-09		270 564	73 706	344 271	1 529	118 910	8 635	473 345
2008
	December Quarter	105 984	23 725	129 709	429	46 096	2 390	178 624
2009
	March Quarter	47 875	12 380	60 255	201	16 414	2 770	79 640
	June Quarter	47 451	14 682	62 133	528	18 119	1 401	82 181
	September Quarter	66 337	20 854	87 190	516	r30 612	1 856	r120 174
	December Quarter	91 829	22 301	114 130	575	52 504	2 464	169 674
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Table 5. IMPORTS CLEARED, by selected countries
Period		New Zealand	Italy	France	Portugal	Spain	Chile	Germany	South Africa	Total other countries	Total all countries
Quantity ('000 L)
2006-07		18 142	5 544	5 354	482	947	586	901	517	1 802	34 275
2007-08		23 859	7 117	7 087	723	1 167	4 449	557	2 527	5 828	53 313
2008-09		37 014	7 467	7 010	547	1 085	3 197	627	2 350	2 934	62 230
2008
	December Quarter	13 150	2 237	2 467	216	382	1 965	178	1 088	639	22 321
2009
	March Quarter	6 802	1 305	895	75	183	116	127	62	662	10 227
	June Quarter	8 750	1 229	969	94	138	148	162	558	346	12 394
	September Quarter	12 039	2 041	1 654	156	156	211	130	713	381	17 482
	December Quarter	14 956	1 988	2 712	174	495	293	178	402	344	21 542
Value (Customs Value) ($'000)
2006-07		155 913	32 081	97 134	2 050	4 900	2 439	3 347	1 389	7 769	307 023
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
2008
	December Quarter	101 640	15 161	47 808	960	2 247	2 632	1 156	3 376	3 643	178 624
2009
	March Quarter	49 897	9 769	14 858	340	1 336	599	714	232	1 895	79 640
	June Quarter	48 656	8 406	17 951	549	1 144	656	1 068	1 693	2 058	82 181
	September Quarter	67 237	13 492	r30 596	791	1 375	1 068	723	2 250	2 643	r120 174
	December Quarter	92 342	11 973	55 806	832	3 184	1 033	961	1 346	2 197	169 674
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