RDA Murraylands and Riverland region

Imports

In the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $1,568 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region 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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Total imports
RDA Murraylands and Riverland region2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing244.84.44.1121.02.83.3+123.8
Mining129.72.43.6188.74.47.1-59.0
Manufacturing1,568.028.431.21,172.827.529.1+395.2
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services152.02.83.1150.93.53.5+1.1
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade227.94.13.4205.94.83.7+21.9
Retail Trade193.73.52.1106.12.51.8+87.6
Accommodation and Food Services162.62.92.5177.34.23.3-14.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing210.23.84.8223.95.26.2-13.7
Information Media and Telecommunications195.53.54.1152.13.63.7+43.4
Financial and Insurance Services717.513.09.9480.111.29.2+237.4
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services18.90.30.620.10.50.6-1.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services457.88.37.9331.77.86.9+126.1
Administrative and Support Services95.81.72.066.51.61.6+29.3
Public Administration and Safety327.85.98.1257.66.07.6+70.2
Education and Training213.83.93.6164.13.83.6+49.7
Health Care and Social Assistance446.28.16.4307.77.26.0+138.5
Arts and Recreation Services75.71.41.481.11.91.7-5.4
Other Services79.51.41.164.61.51.1+14.9
Total industries5,517.3100.0100.04,272.1100.0100.0+1,245.1

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 imports by industry sectors in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($1,568 million or 28.4%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($718 million or 13.0%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($458 million or 8.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $2,743 million in total or 49.7% of the total imports by industry in the the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 31.2% in Manufacturing; 9.9% in Financial and Insurance Services and 7.9% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (13.0% compared to 9.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (28.4% compared to 31.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (5.9% compared to 8.1%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (8.1% compared to 6.4%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region increased by $1,245 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the RDA Murraylands and Riverland region were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$395 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$237 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$139 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$126 million)

RDA Murraylands and Riverland

economic profile