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Information about the Production Statistics - Alcohol Available for Consumption |
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Availability
| Valid From: .. | 01/01/1935 |
| To: .. | Ongoing |
| Frequency: .. | Annually |
Design
Purpose: To provide estimates of the alcoholic beverages available for consumption in New Zealand.
General Information ..Target Population
The target population is all producers of alcoholic beverage in New Zealand who pay excise duty to New Zealand customs, and duty paid on imported alcohol.
Population covered:
The data which is sourced from New Zealand Customs (excise data from local producers and trade data from importers and re-exporters) is full coverage.
N/A
Output Variables
Output variables are pieces of individual information that can be extracted from the survey/output data. Often output variables can be cross tabulated with other output variables, for example sales by industry classification. The list below contains all current and past output variables which have been released for this survey/output.
Units: Millions of Litres
Volume of Available Beverage:
Table Wine (not more than 14% alcohol)
Fortified Wine (more than 14% alcohol)
Total Wine
Beer
Spirits containing not more than 23% alcohol
Spirits containing more than 23% alcohol
Total Spirits
Total
Volume of Available Alcohol:
Table Wine (not more than 14% alcohol)
Fortified Wine (more than 14% alcohol)
Total Wine
Beer
Spirits containing not more than 23% alcohol
Spirits containing more than 23% alcohol
Total Spirits
Total
Units: Litres
Alcohol per Person:
Available Consumption per person 15 years and over.
Available Consumption per person 18 years and over.
Available Consumption per person 20 years and over.
Available Consumption per total New Zealanders
Changes in Output Variables over time
Guide to Interpreting Data
Summary of Changes to Survey/Output ..These derived statistics have been compiled for each year except for 1941 to 1945 and results are available back to
1920. Since 1983, figures for all liquor types are for the June year. Previously, consumption of beer and spirits
was based on a December year. With the abolition of bonded warehouses due to the introduction of GST in October
1986, the means of calculating alcohol consumption was revised. The time-series has, however, been maintained.
Method of Compilation
1) Volume of Beverage Available for Consumption
The volume of available beverage is obtained from the following sources:
(a) Beer
Customs Department figures on beer produced for local consumption on which duty has been paid, and Statistics
New Zealand External Trade Statistics.
(b) Wine
Until June 1999 the volume of available wine was sourced from the quarterly survey of domestic wine sales and the annual
- census of wine production conducted by Statistics New Zealand, and Statistics New Zealand External Trade Statistics.
- produced for local consumption on which duty has been paid, and Statistics New Zealand External Trade Statistics.
(c) Spirits
Customs Department figures on locally produced/bottled spirits on which duty has been paid, and Statistics
New Zealand External Trade Statistics.
2) Volume of Alcohol Available for Consumption
The volume of available alcohol has been calculated as follows:
(a) Beer
The volume of available alcohol from beer is calculated using the five categories used in calculating excise duty.
The five categories are:
i) Not more than 1.15% alcohol volume
ii) More than 1.15%, but not more than 2.5%, alcohol volume
iii) More than 2.5%, but not more than 4.35%, alcohol volume
iv) More than 4.35%, but not more than 5.0%, alcohol volume
v) More than 5.0% alcohol volume.
The volume of beverage in each category is multiplied by 0.0115, 0.01825, 0.04, 0.04675, and 0.051 respectively,
to convert the volume of beer available for consumption to the volume of alcohol available for consumption.
The factor of 0.04 was chosen to calculate the volume of alcohol available for consumption for beer containing more
than 2.5%, but not more than 4.35% alcohol volume as the majority of beers produced in this range are made up
of 4% alcohol content. The remaining factors chosen were based on the alcohol content of each category.
(b) Wine
The volume of table wine (wine containing not more than 14% alcohol) available is multiplied by 0.11, and the volume
of fortified wine is multiplied by 0.18 to obtain the volume of alcohol available for consumption for table wine and f ortified wine. In calculating the volume
of available alcohol the Department has used the results of the "Study of the Alcohol Content of Alcoholic
Beverages", conducted by the DSIR between 1976 and 1987.
(c) Spirits
The data used for calculating available spirits are already recorded in absolute alcohol content, except for spirits
with an alcohol content of less than 23%, which is recorded in litres. Prior to the second quarter of 1998 the alcohol
content of spirits with an alcohol content of less than 23% was calculated by multiplying the actual volume by 0.229.
The big rise in the Ready-to-drink sector beginning in 1996 distorted spirit figures in the under 23% category because
of the fact that RTD drinks tended to have a much lower alcohol content, normally around 5% rather than 22.9%. This
resulted in a underestimated volume of beverage and overestimated volume of alcohol in spirits. To rectify this, the
alcohol calculations were revised for the second quarter of 1998 and broke the under 23% category into five
categories. The categories and their conversion factors are:
Up to 2.5% - 0.015
>2.5% to 6.0% - 0.045
>6.0% to 9.0% - 0.08
>9.0% to 14.0% - 0.11
>14.0% to 23.0% - 0.18
The conversion factors were based on the factors that the Beer, Wine and Spirits Council use in their calculations.
3) Alcohol Available for Consumption per Person
This is based on year ended total alcohol volumes divided by Statistics New Zealand's quarterly population
estimates.
Usage and Limitations of the Data ..
Related Data Sources ..Statistics New Zealand's Beer Production Survey
Sampling Errors ..N/A
Non-sampling errors
Caveats on Release ..The statistics contained in the 'Alcohol Available for Consumption' are a measure of the amount of alcoholic beverage released to the market and therefore available for consumption. They do not necessarily imply actual consumption. Information is not available to measure the change in level of stocks that may be held pending sale and therefore not yet consumed. The figures also exclude the production of alcoholic beverages by households such as home brewed beer.
Catalogue & Reference Numbers
| INFOS: | ESTIMATED TOTAL CONSUMPTION, BEER, SPIRITS AND WINE ALCQ.SA is Quarterly ALCA.SA is Annual Type of Beverage AZ = Total Beer BZ = Total Spirits (Proof Litres) CA = Spirits containing not more than 23% alcohol CB = Spirits containing more than 23% alcohol CZ = Total Spirits DA = Table Wine (discontinued Sept 1999) DB = Fortified Wine (discontinued Sept 1999) DZ = Total Wine (discontinued Sept 1999) FA = Grape wine containing not more than 14% alc. FB = Grape wine containing more than 14% alcohol FC = Other wine containing not more than 14% alc. FD = Other wine containing more than 14% alcohol FE = Total wine containing not more than 14% alc. FF = Total wine containing more than 14% alcohol FZ = Total wine ZZ = Total All Beverages ______________________________________________ ESTIMATED CONSUMPTION OF BEER, WINE AND TOTAL BEVERAGES BY LITRES OF ALCOHOL ALCQ.SAL is Quarterly ALCA.SAL is Annual Type of Beverage AZ = Total Beer CA = Spirits containing not more than 23% alcohol CB = Spirits containing more than 23% alcohol CZ = Total Spirits DA = Table Wine (discontinued Sept 1999) DB = Fortified Wine (discontinued Sept 1999) DZ = Total Wine (discontinued Sept 1999) FA = Grape wine containing not more than 14% alc. FB = Grape wine containing more than 14% alcohol FC = Other wine containing not more than 14% alc. FD = Other wine containing more than 14% alcohol FE = Total wine containing not more than 14% alc. FF = Total wine containing more than 14% alcohol FZ = Total wine ZZ = Total All Beverages ______________________________________________ ESTIMATED BEVERAGES CONSUMED PER HEAD OF POPULATION BY LITRES OF ALCOHOL ALCQ.SAL is Quarterly ALCA.SAL is Annual Per Head of Population 1 = Total NZ Population 15 Years and Over 2 = Total NZ Population 18 Years and Over 3 = Total NZ Population 20 Years and Over 9 = Total NZ Population ______________________________________________ VOLUME & VOLUME PER HEAD OF BEER, WINE AND SPIRITS (DISCONTINUED AFTER 1981) ALCA.S is Annual Volume & Volume Per Head of Beer, Wine and Spirits 1 = Beer 2 = Wine 3 = Spirits 4 = Beer Per Head 5 = Wine Per Head 6 = Spirits Per Head |
- Table 1 = Alcohol and Tobacco Available for Consumption - Volume of Available Beverage
Table 2 = Alcohol Available for Consumption - Volume of Available Alcohol
Other Comments
Classification(s) used
Glossary of Terms
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