4307.0.55.001 - Apparent Consumption of Alcohol, Australia, 2009-10 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 03/06/2011   
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Wine
There was an increase in the quantity of pure alcohol available for consumption from wine between 2008–09 and 2009–10 of 4.3%, from 65.6 million litres to 68.5 million litres (Table 4).
TABLE: 4 WINE, PURE ALCOHOL AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION

Year ended 30 June
White table wine
Red table wine
Other wines
Total

VOLUME OF PURE ALCOHOL ('000 litres)

2005
26 648
21 039
9 588
57 275
2006
27 447
21 322
9 541
58 311
2007
29 389
23 058
9 816
62 263
2008
29 866
23 122
9 819
62 807
2009
31 193
24 379
10 028
65 600
2010
32 525
25 120
10 807
68 452

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF PURE ALCOHOL(a) (litres)

2005
1.64
1.30
0.59
3.53
2006
1.66
1.29
0.58
3.53
2007
1.75
1.37
0.58
3.70
2008
1.74
1.35
0.57
3.66
2009
1.78
1.39
0.57
3.73
2010
1.81
1.40
0.60
3.81

(a) Litres per person aged 15 years and over.
The volume of wine available for consumption increased by 4.5%, from 515.8 million litres in 2008–09 to 539.0 million litres in 2008–09. White wine, which increased by 4.3% or 10.9 million litres, accounted for much of this increase. Red wine increased by 3.0%, while the volume of other wines increased by 8.7% (Table 5).

TABLE: 5 WINE, VOLUME AVAILABLE FOR CONSUMPTION

Year ended 30 June
White table wine
Red table wine
Other wines
Total

VOLUME ('000 litres)

2005
221 943
161 326
72 640
455 906
2006
227 679
162 381
73 090
463 151
2007
242 814
174 407
76 257
493 478
2008
245 776
173 716
76 124
495 616
2009
255 677
181 931
78 171
515 780
2010
266 599
187 464
85 000
539 014

PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION (a) (litres)

2005
13.67
9.93
4.47
28.07
2006
13.79
9.84
4.43
28.06
2007
14.45
10.38
4.54
29.36
2008
14.32
10.12
4.44
28.89
2009
14.55
10.35
4.45
29.36
2010
14.86
10.45
4.74
30.04

(a) Litres per person aged 15 years and over.