Australian Wine Industry Overview

The Australian Wine Industry at a Glance

Snapshot1	2001	2002	(%)
Wineries	1,465	1,625	10.9%
Vineyard area2 (ha)	148,275	158,594	7.0%
Tonnes crushed (2002 vintage)	1,391,082	1,649,574	18.6%
Beverage wine production (ML)	1,034.8	1,174.1	13.5%
Domestic sales (ML)	395.7	414.5	4.7%
Exports (ML) (A$ million) (A$/L)	375.1 1,757 4.69	471.4 2,288.8 4.86	25.7% 30.2% 3.6%
Imports (ML) (A$ million) (A$/L)	13.8 105.6 7.67	17.2 134.7 7.87	24.9% 27.5% 2.1%

Sources: Winetitles, WFA, AWBC, ABS
¹All data as of 31 December 2002
²Includes non-bearing vines