Australian Wine Industry Overview

Australian Domestic Wine Sales

• Australian domestic wine sales and imports, by type
• Australian domestic wine sales and imports, by container type
• Wine imports in 2001-02 by country of origin

Wine imports in 2001-02 by country of origin

The volume of Australian wine imports increased by 24.9% in the past year to 17.2 ML in 2002 (see table) and the value increased by 27.5% to A$134.7 million (see below). Imports accounted for 4.1% of all domestic sales in 2002, up from 3.5% in 2001. Sparkling wine accounted for 22.1% of all imports and imported sparkling wine accounted for 10.7% of all sparkling wine consumed in Australia. The average price per litre increased from A$7.67 in 2001 to A$7.83 in 2002.

According to ABS data for fiscal year 2001-02, Italy remains the leading source of imports by volume, with 34.4% of the market. France held 37.6% of the market by value and has the most highly valued wine at $15.98 per litre. New Zealand surpassed France and became the second largest importer to Australia in fiscal year 2001-02.