8504.0 - Sales of Australian Wine and Brandy by Winemakers, May 2008  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/07/2008   
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IMPORTS AND DISPOSALS OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED WINE


WINE IMPORTS CLEARED FOR HOME CONSUMPTION

In original terms, 3.8 million litres of wine, valued at $29.9 million were imported in May 2008, a fall of 15.4% in quantity and a decrease of 1.9% in value on April 2008. The average value of wine imports cleared for home consumption in May 2008 was $7.91 per litre, up from $6.82 per litre in April 2008.

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 2008 shows that wine available for consumption in Australia increased 1.3% on the same quarter in 2007. Domestic sales of Australian wine decreased 3.7%, and wine imports increased 54.7%. Total disposals of Australian produced wine decreased by 16.5% on the same quarter in 2007 with exports falling 22.8%.

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
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
447 832
34 275
482 107
786 926
1 234 758
Mar qtr 2007
93 032
8 751
101 783
189 084
282 116
Mar qtr 2008
89 552
r13 534
r103 086
r145 946
r235 498
r revised