City of Adelaide

Imports

In the City of Adelaide, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $3,260 million in 2022/23.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the City of Adelaide 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
City of Adelaide2022/232020/21Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2020/21 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing199.22.33.2190.82.93.4+8.4
Mining361.84.35.2237.73.75.5+124.1
Manufacturing3,259.838.429.72,690.741.631.0+569.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services344.44.13.0295.44.63.2+49.1
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade448.55.33.4345.95.33.6+102.7
Retail Trade42.10.51.744.30.72.0-2.2
Accommodation and Food Services219.82.64.3102.11.63.8+117.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,402.416.57.9602.19.35.0+800.3
Information Media and Telecommunications272.63.23.9208.03.23.6+64.7
Financial and Insurance Services331.13.98.3320.95.09.0+10.1
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services166.02.00.7191.33.01.0-25.2
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services732.88.67.6615.19.57.7+117.7
Administrative and Support Services364.34.32.3323.45.02.0+40.9
Public Administration and Safety71.00.87.163.11.07.5+7.9
Education and Training29.60.32.823.70.42.5+5.9
Health Care and Social Assistance37.60.46.134.10.56.4+3.6
Arts and Recreation Services22.80.31.522.50.31.6+0.2
Other Services176.92.11.2161.42.51.3+15.5
Total industries8,482.7100.0100.06,472.3100.0100.0+2,010.4

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©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 City of Adelaide in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($3,260 million or 38.4%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($1,402 million or 16.5%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($733 million or 8.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $5,395 million in total or 63.6% of the total imports by industry in the the City of Adelaide.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 29.7% in Manufacturing; 7.9% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing and 7.6% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of the City of Adelaide and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (38.4% compared to 29.7%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (16.5% compared to 7.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (0.8% compared to 7.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (0.4% compared to 6.1%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the City of Adelaide increased by $2,010 million between 2020/21 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2020/21 and 2022/23 in the City of Adelaide were for:

  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$800 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$569 million)
  • Mining (+$124 million)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (+$118 million)

City of Adelaide

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