Alcohol available for consumption statistics provide information on the volume of alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, spirits, and spirit-based drinks) available for consumption in New Zealand.
25 August 2026: Alcohol available for consumption series from the March 2016 quarter to the December 2025 quarter have been revised to better incorporate excise data and improve the assumptions used to estimate the volume of alcoholic beverages and litres of pure alcohol from import data. The revised series are available in Infoshare. See Infoshare changes by date for more information about the revisions.
Access data in Infoshare
Use Infoshare to view and download time-series data for alcohol available for consumption:
Subject category: Industry sectors
Group: Alcohol available for consumption - ALC
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Next release
Alcohol available for consumption: September 2026 quarter will be released on 24 November 2026.
