Riverina and Murray Region

Exports

In the Riverina and Murray Region, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $3,005 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Riverina and Murray Region boundaries. Exports (domestic) include all exports from the area to other parts of Australia. Exports (international) includes all exports from the Region to countries outside Australia.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, export 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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Total exports by industry sector
Riverina and Murray Region2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3,004.939.74.92,620.137.04.3+384.8
Mining69.20.95.050.20.76.0+19.0
Manufacturing2,442.232.315.12,427.134.316.2+15.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services220.62.92.6159.12.22.4+61.5
Construction10.80.10.27.30.10.1+3.5
Wholesale Trade238.23.16.4171.62.46.2+66.7
Retail Trade102.91.42.9227.63.22.7-124.7
Accommodation and Food Services123.51.61.7229.43.22.9-106.0
Transport, Postal and Warehousing394.75.27.2342.54.88.9+52.2
Information Media and Telecommunications30.60.47.015.20.25.9+15.5
Financial and Insurance Services25.20.316.926.40.415.5-1.2
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services58.20.81.020.00.31.2+38.3
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services44.20.610.840.40.69.3+3.9
Administrative and Support Services65.10.92.741.10.62.6+24.0
Public Administration and Safety178.82.44.9142.42.04.6+36.3
Education and Training132.61.84.3211.73.04.5-79.1
Health Care and Social Assistance362.54.84.4219.83.13.9+142.7
Arts and Recreation Services17.90.21.052.40.71.4-34.5
Other Services44.80.61.176.31.11.5-31.5
Total industries7,566.9100.0100.07,080.5100.0100.0+486.4

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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in the Riverina and Murray Region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (3,005 million or 39.7%)
  • Manufacturing (2,442 million or 32.3%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (395 million or 5.2%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 5,842 million in total or 77.2% of the total exports by industry in the the Riverina and Murray Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 4.9% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 15.1% in Manufacturing and 7.2% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Riverina and Murray Region and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (39.7% compared to 4.9%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (32.3% compared to 15.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (0.3% compared to 16.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (0.6% compared to 10.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the Riverina and Murray Region $increased by 486 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the Riverina and Murray Region were for:

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$385 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$143 million)
  • Wholesale Trade (+$67 million)
  • Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$61 million)

Riverina and Murray Joint Organisation

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