8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Sep 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/11/2007   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 4.0 million litres of wine, valued at $34.8 million were imported in September 2007, a rise of 3.1% in quantity and a decrease of 10.0% in value on August 2007. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in September 2007 was $8.81 per litre, down from $10.09 per litre in August 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 September quarter 2007 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia decreased 6.4% on the same quarter in 2006. Domestic sales of Australian wine decreased 9.4%, and wine imports increased 42.6%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine increased by 1.8% on the same quarter in 2006 with exports increasing by 8.5%.

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
34 264
483 430
r786 971
r1 236 137
Sep qtr 2006
120 826
7 384
128 210
204 063
324 889
Sep qtr 2007
109 460
10 527
119 987
221 391
330 851

r revised