8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Feb 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 04/04/2007   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 2.7 million litres of wine, valued at $23.4 million were imported in February 2007, an increase of 7.2% in quantity and 8.4% in value on January 2007. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in February 2007 was $8.59 per litre, down from $8.72 per litre in February 2006.

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 2006 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia increased 2.6% on the same quarter in 2005. Domestic sales of Australian wine increased 1.7%, and wine imports increased 14.2%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine increased by 8.4% on the same quarter in 2005 with exports increasing by 13.2%.

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
2003-04
417 378
18 737
436 115
584 319
1 001 697
2004-05
430 131
22 139
452 270
669 720
1 099 851
2005-06
431 099
27 165
458 264
721 771
1 152 870
Dec qtr 2005
126 394
10 303
136 697
178 127
304 521
Dec qtr 2006
r128 495
r11 761
r140 256
201 604
r330 099
r revised