Series
Alcohol Available for Consumption
en-NZProduction Statistics - Alcohol for Consumption
en-NZStatistics New Zealand
en-NZAlcohol available for consumption statistics provide statistical information on the volume of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits and spirit-based drinks) available for consumption in New Zealand. The volume available for consumption comprises: (i) that which is imported into New Zealand (less re-exports), as sourced from Statistics New Zealand merchandise trade data, and (ii) that which is produced in New Zealand for local consumption and on which excise duty has been paid, as sourced from excise data provided by the New Zealand Customs Service. The data excludes alcoholic beverages produced by households. Data is published quarterly via Infoshare, and in an annual information release with accompanying tables (for the year ended December).
en-NZThe purpose of Alcohol Available for Consumption series is to provide statistical information on the volume of alcoholic beverages (including wine, beer, spirits and spirit-based drinks) available for consumption in New Zealand, on a quarterly and annual basis.
en-NZExternal users: Alcohol available for consumption data is used by the Health Promotion Agency (formerly the Alcohol Advisory Council), other Government departments, industry groups and other businesses.
Internal users: Alcohol available for consumption data is used as input data in the calculation of Household Consumption Expenditure statistics, and in the calculation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
1986: With the abolition of bonded warehouses due to the introduction of GST in October 1986, the means of calculating alcohol available for consumption was revised. However, the time-series has been maintained.
2010: On 1 September 2010 the tobacco available for consumption series was discontinued to meet Statistics NZ's obligation to ensure confidentiality of published statistical information.
These statistics measure how much alcoholic beverage is released to the domestic market, and therefore available for consumption. They do not measure actual consumption.
Information is not available to measure the change in the level of stocks that are held before sale, and therefore not yet consumed.
The figures also exclude alcoholic beverages produced by households.
Quarterly
