8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Apr 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 06/06/2007   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 2.3 million litres of wine, valued at $21.5 million were imported in April 2007, a drop of 34.0% in quantity and 23.7% in value on March 2007. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in April 2007 was $9.37 per litre, down from $9.58 per litre in April 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 March quarter 2007 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia increased 8.8% on the same quarter in 2006. Domestic sales of Australian wine increased 5.7%, and wine imports increased 60.0%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine increased by 14.7% on the same quarter in 2006 with exports increasing by 19.8%.

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
432 372
24 369
465 130
721 771
1 154 143
Mar qtr 2006
88 763
5 468
94 231
157 894
246 657
Mar qtr 2007
93 814
8 751
102 565
r189 117
r282 931
r revised