RDA Northern Territory

Exports

In the RDA Northern Territory, Mining had the largest total exports by industry, generating $3,614 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the RDA Northern Territory 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
RDA Northern Territory2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Northern Territory$m%. Northern Territory2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing661.74.84.81,003.37.57.5-341.6
Mining3,613.726.326.32,801.421.021.0+812.3
Manufacturing2,270.616.616.61,978.614.814.8+292.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services367.52.72.7322.92.42.4+44.6
Construction31.70.20.263.30.50.5-31.6
Wholesale Trade373.32.72.7301.42.32.3+71.9
Retail Trade178.51.31.3199.51.51.5-21.0
Accommodation and Food Services324.82.42.4632.44.74.7-307.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing544.24.04.0897.96.76.7-353.7
Information Media and Telecommunications102.80.70.757.40.40.4+45.4
Financial and Insurance Services163.81.21.2133.81.01.0+30.0
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services50.20.40.4164.31.21.2-114.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services153.61.11.1171.61.31.3-18.0
Administrative and Support Services54.10.40.450.60.40.4+3.5
Public Administration and Safety2,770.220.220.22,437.118.218.2+333.1
Education and Training494.43.63.6509.23.83.8-14.9
Health Care and Social Assistance872.96.46.4674.65.05.0+198.3
Arts and Recreation Services350.12.62.6552.64.14.1-202.5
Other Services340.62.52.5412.53.13.1-71.9
Total industries13,718.7100.0100.013,364.5100.0100.0+354.2

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 RDA Northern Territory in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Mining (3,614 million or 26.3%)
  • Public Administration and Safety (2,770 million or 20.2%)
  • Manufacturing (2,271 million or 16.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 8,655 million in total or 63.1% of the total exports by industry in the the RDA Northern Territory.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Northern Territory accounted for 26.3% in Mining; 20.2% in Public Administration and Safety and 16.6% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of the RDA Northern Territory and Northern Territory were:

  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Other Services (2.5% compared to 2.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Arts and Recreation Services (2.6% compared to 2.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Health Care and Social Assistance (6.4% compared to 6.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Education and Training (3.6% compared to 3.6%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in the RDA Northern Territory $increased by 354 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the RDA Northern Territory were for:

  • Mining (+$812 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$333 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$292 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$198 million)

RDA Northern Territory

economic profile