JANUARY KEY FIGURES
 |  | Jan 2007 | Dec 2006 to Jan 2007 | Jan 2006 to Jan 2007 |
 |  | '000 L | % change | % change |
Trend estimates |
|
Australian produced wine |  |  |  |
 | Domestic wine sales | 36 487 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
 | White table wine sales | 17 586 | -1.1 | -0.4 |
 | Red and rosé table wine sales | 13 246 | 1.0 | 3.3 |
Seasonally Adjusted |
|
Australian produced wine |  |  |  |
 | Domestic wine sales | 37 456 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
 | White table wine sales | 17 658 | -2.0 | 1.8 |
 | Red and rosé table wine sales | 14 108 | 14.8 | 14.4 |
|
Australian produced wine, Domestic sales

| Australian produced wine, Exports - Original

|
JANUARY KEY POINTS
TREND ESTIMATES
- The trend estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine decreased 0.2% in January 2007.
- The trend estimate for domestic sales of white table wine decreased by 1.1% in January 2007. The trend for red and rosé table wine increased 1.0% on December 2006.
- The trend estimate for other wine decreased 0.1% in January 2007.
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ESTIMATES
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for domestic sales of Australian produced wine was 37.5 million litres in January 2007, an increase of 5.0% on December 2006.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for white table wine decreased 2.0% on December 2006, while red and rosé table wine increased 14.8%.
- The seasonally adjusted estimate for other wine increased 6.2% in January 2007.
ORIGINAL ESTIMATES
- In original terms, 24.0 million litres of Australian produced wine were sold domestically by winemakers in January 2007, a decrease of 41.2% on December 2006, but an increase of 9.2% on January 2006.
- Exports of Australian produced wine in January 2007 decreased 26.3% on December 2006 to 52.0 million litres. Australia exported 767.0 million litres with a value of $2.8 billion in the twelve months ending January 2007, an increase of 10.4% in volume and 0.2% in value over the corresponding period to January 2006.
NOTES
FORTHCOMING ISSUES
ISSUE | Release Date |
February 2007 | 4 April 2007 |
March 2007 | 9 May 2007 |
April 2007 | 6 June 2007 |
May 2007 | 5 July 2007 |
June 2007 | 7 August 2007 |
July 2007 | 5 September 2007 |
CHANGES IN THIS ISSUE
There are no changes in this issue.
DATA NOTES
There are no data notes in this issue.
ROUNDING
Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between sums of the component items and totals.
INQUIRIES
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SUMMARY COMMENTARY
TOTAL WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE
The trend estimate for white table wine sales decreased 1.1% in January 2007. This was the fifth consecutive month of decline, after increases in the previous twelve months. The trend estimate for red and rosé wine sales increased 1.0% on December 2006, the eighth consecutive monthly increase.
TOTAL WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE: Trend

TABLE WINE, GLASS CONTAINER LESS THAN 2 LITRES
The trend estimate for sales of white table wine in glass containers of less than 2 litres decreased 1.1% on December 2006. The trend estimate for red and rosé wine sales in glass containers of less than 2 litres increased 1.3% in January 2007, the tenth consecutive month of increase.
TABLE WINE, Glass container less than 2 litres: Trend

TABLE WINE, SOFT PACK CONTAINERS
The trend estimate for domestic sales of white table wine in soft packs decreased 1.2% on December 2006. The trend estimate for red and rosé wine sales in soft packs remained unchanged for January 2007, after four consecutive month of increase.
TABLE WINE, Soft pack containers: Trend

ANNUAL EXPORTS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE
The graph below shows that there has been steady growth in the quantity of exports of Australian produced wine over the last fifteen years. In 1990-91, 54.2 million litres of wine were exported. Exports grew rapidly to over 100 million litres in 1992-93 and between 1998-99 and 1999-2000 grew 41.8% to reach 284.9 million litres. Over the next three years there were rises of 18.7%, 23.7% and 24.0% respectively. Wine exports increased 12.7% in 2003-04 to 584.3 million litres and then rose 14.6% in 2004-05 to 669.7 million litres. Wine exports continued to rise in 2005-06, reaching 722.0 million litres, a 7.8% increase on 2004-05.
Exports of Australian produced wine, Annual totals: Original

EXPORTS OF WHITE AND RED/ROSÉ TABLE WINE
In original terms, 52.0 million litres of Australian produced wine were exported in January 2007, a decrease of 26.3% on December 2006, but an increase of 14.0% on January 2006. In January 2007, 17.6 million litres of Australian produced white table wine were exported, a decrease of 21.1% on December 2006, but an increase of 8.3% on January 2006. Australian producers exported 33.3 million litres of red and rosé table wine in January 2007, a decrease of 29.1% on December 2006, but an increase of 17.4% on January 2006.
EXPORTS OF TABLE WINE BY TYPE: Original

UNIT VALUE OF WINE EXPORTS
In original terms, 52.0 million litres of wine valued at $181.9m were exported in January 2007, a decrease of 26.3% in quantity and 28.8% in value on December 2006. The average value of Australian wine exported in January 2007 was $3.50 per litre, down from $3.78 per litre in January 2006 and $3.62 per litre in December 2006.
UNIT VALUE OF WINE EXPORTS: Original

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ABS AND AWBC WINE EXPORT FIGURES
The value of wine exports reported in this publication is derived by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) from customs export records and the ABS converts the value on the day of shipment, at the daily conversion rate (see paragraph 10 of the Explanatory Notes for more detail). The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation (AWBC) also report the value of exports and the exporter makes the conversion when submitting wine for export approval. With the AWBC method, it is expected that some of the conversions will occur at hedged rates. This does not occur with the ABS method. For January, the value reported by the ABS was $181.9m, while the AWBC value was $207.4m. When the Australian exchange rate is moving significantly the alternative methods will result in diverging valuations.
WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION
In original terms, 2.5 million litres of wine, valued at $21.7 million were imported in January 2007, a decrease of 24.2% in quantity and 22.2% in value on December 2006. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in January 2007 was $8.53 per litre, down from $10.10 per litre in January 2006.
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 0.6% on the same quarter in 2005. Domestic sales of Australian wine decreased 0.6%, and wine imports increased 14.2%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine increased by 7.5% 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 | 125 689 | r11 767 | r137 456 | r201 604 | r327 293 |  |
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