Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the Shire of Ashburton 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 | |||||||||
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| Shire of Ashburton | 2022/23 | 2008/09 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Regional WA | $m | % | Regional WA | 2008/09 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 94.2 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 66.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | +27.9 | ||
| Mining | 4,960.3 | 29.6 | 24.2 | 5,018.0 | 35.9 | 28.1 | -57.7 | ||
| Manufacturing | 3,357.6 | 20.1 | 23.9 | 3,263.1 | 23.3 | 27.0 | +94.5 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 904.4 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 665.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 | +238.9 | ||
| Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 587.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 559.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | +27.8 | ||
| Retail Trade | 210.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 227.8 | 1.6 | 1.9 | -17.8 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 254.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 144.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | +109.7 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 857.9 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 780.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 | +77.7 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 169.1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 56.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +112.7 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2,559.5 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 1,014.7 | 7.3 | 6.9 | +1,544.8 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 307.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 233.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | +74.4 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,401.4 | 8.4 | 9.3 | 853.6 | 6.1 | 6.8 | +547.8 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 115.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 120.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | -5.3 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 254.8 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 274.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | -19.7 | ||
| Education and Training | 70.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 44.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | +26.0 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 75.4 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 41.8 | 0.3 | 1.8 | +33.7 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 50.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 67.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -16.8 | ||
| Other Services | 505.4 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 544.1 | 3.9 | 3.0 | -38.7 | ||
| Total industries | 16,735.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 13,975.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,759.9 | ||
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 Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the total imports by industry sectors in the Shire of Ashburton in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:
- Mining ($4,960 million or 29.6%)
- Manufacturing ($3,358 million or 20.1%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($2,560 million or 15.3%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $10,877 million in total or 65.0% of the total imports by industry in the the Shire of Ashburton.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional WA accounted for 24.2% in Mining; 23.9% in Manufacturing and 10.6% in Financial and Insurance Services.
The major differences between total imports by industries of the Shire of Ashburton and Regional WA were:
- A larger percentage of total imports by Mining (29.6% compared to 24.2%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (15.3% compared to 10.6%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (20.1% compared to 23.9%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (0.5% compared to 2.6%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in the Shire of Ashburton increased by $2,760 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in the Shire of Ashburton were for:
- Financial and Insurance Services (+$1,545 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$548 million)
- Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (+$239 million)
- Information Media and Telecommunications (+$113 million)