The volume of Australian wine exports declined 8.5% to 730 million litres in the year ending April 2008 according to the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. This resulted in an overall value decrease of 4% to A$2.81 billion, but an average price increase of 4% to A$3.85 per litre.
Driving the decline in volume were reductions in bulk and soft pack shipments, but this was slightly offset by an increase in bottled volumes. One of the positives was a 150% increase in value per litre in China to A$4.62 per litre.
