Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the City of Kingston Plains boundaries to resident households, businesses and other organisations within the area. Imports (domestic) includes all imports from other parts of Australia to the Region.Imports (international) includes the value of all imports to the area from outside Australia.
To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, import data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.
Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.
Data source
National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series
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City of Kingston | 2021/22 | 2016/17 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | Victoria | $m | % | Victoria | 2016/17 - 2021/22 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1,360.9 | 13.4 | 6.2 | 1,149.1 | 12.1 | 5.0 | +211.8 | ||
Mining | 585.9 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 996.6 | 10.5 | 8.0 | -410.7 | ||
Manufacturing | 3,230.9 | 31.8 | 33.0 | 2,777.9 | 29.4 | 30.4 | +452.9 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 322.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 369.2 | 3.9 | 3.9 | -46.9 | ||
Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
Wholesale Trade | 109.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 111.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 | -2.2 | ||
Retail Trade | 107.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 77.0 | 0.8 | 1.7 | +30.8 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 72.6 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 145.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | -72.7 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 578.2 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 499.3 | 5.3 | 7.3 | +79.0 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 355.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 296.9 | 3.1 | 3.9 | +58.3 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 932.9 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 827.8 | 8.7 | 8.8 | +105.0 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 23.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -6.5 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 764.5 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 615.4 | 6.5 | 6.0 | +149.2 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 86.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 121.9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | -35.9 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 675.2 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 505.2 | 5.3 | 5.7 | +170.1 | ||
Education and Training | 377.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 299.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | +77.5 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 428.8 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 479.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | -51.1 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 79.1 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 113.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | -34.2 | ||
Other Services | 65.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 46.6 | 0.5 | 1.4 | +18.4 | ||
Total industries | 10,155.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 9,463.1 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +692.7 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Data are based on a 2020/21 price base for all years. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more Please refer to specific data notes for more information |
Dominant groups
An analysis of the total imports by industry sectors in the City of Kingston in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing ($3,231 million or 31.8%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($1,361 million or 13.4%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($933 million or 9.2%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $5,525 million in total or 54.4% of the total imports by industry in the the City of Kingston.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Victoria accounted for 33.0% in Manufacturing; 6.2% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 9.2% in Financial and Insurance Services.
The major differences between total imports by industries of the City of Kingston and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (13.4% compared to 6.2%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Wholesale Trade (1.1% compared to 3.3%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Mining (5.8% compared to 4.3%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (4.2% compared to 5.6%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in the City of Kingston increased by $693 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the City of Kingston were for:
- Manufacturing (+$453 million)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$212 million)
- Public Administration and Safety (+$170 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$149 million)