8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, Mar 2007  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 09/05/2007   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 3.5 million litres of wine, valued at $28.2 million were imported in March 2007, an increase of 27.5% in quantity and 20.4% in value on February 2007. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in March 2007 was $8.10 per litre, down from $8.57 per litre in March 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 43.7% on the same quarter in 2006 with exports increasing by 65.1%.

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
r432 372
r32 758
r465 130
721 771
r1 154 143
March Quarter 2006
r88 763
r5 468
r94 231
157 894
r246 657
March Quarter 2007
93 814
8 751
102 565
260 713
354 527

r revised