In the Coastal Urban Economic Region, Manufacturing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $848 million in 2018/19.
Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Coastal Urban Economic 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
| Total exports by industry sector | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Urban Economic Region | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Tasmania | $m | % | Tasmania | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 540.6 | 15.9 | 15.4 | 304.1 | 9.2 | 10.7 | +236.5 | ||
| Mining | 414.9 | 12.2 | 5.9 | 492.5 | 15.0 | 9.2 | -77.6 | ||
| Manufacturing | 848.2 | 25.0 | 19.3 | 1,094.8 | 33.3 | 22.7 | -246.6 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 45.1 | 1.3 | 4.4 | 53.7 | 1.6 | 5.5 | -8.6 | ||
| Construction | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 90.1 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 107.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | -17.5 | ||
| Retail Trade | 119.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 104.1 | 3.2 | 4.1 | +15.4 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 56.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 40.4 | 1.2 | 2.7 | +16.4 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 453.5 | 13.3 | 5.6 | 453.8 | 13.8 | 5.3 | -0.3 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 78.7 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 25.9 | 0.8 | 4.2 | +52.8 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 21.5 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 19.0 | 0.6 | 4.5 | +2.4 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 8.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +2.7 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 16.1 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 14.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | +2.1 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 44.9 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 31.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +13.3 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 45.5 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 68.0 | 2.1 | 6.8 | -22.4 | ||
| Education and Training | 141.8 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 129.6 | 3.9 | 5.7 | +12.1 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 384.4 | 11.3 | 13.4 | 292.6 | 8.9 | 11.5 | +91.8 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3.6 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | +0.2 | ||
| Other Services | 80.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 47.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | +32.8 | ||
| Total industries | 3,398.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 3,292.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +106.3 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. Data are based on a 2016-17 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 exports by industry sectors in the Coastal Urban Economic Region in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing (848 million or 25.0%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (541 million or 15.9%)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (454 million or 13.3%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 1,842 million in total or 54.2% of the total exports by industry in the the Coastal Urban Economic Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 19.3% in Manufacturing; 15.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 5.6% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Coastal Urban Economic Region and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (13.3% compared to 5.6%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Mining (12.2% compared to 5.9%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (25.0% compared to 19.3%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (1.3% compared to 5.6%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the Coastal Urban Economic Region $increased by 106 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in the Coastal Urban Economic Region were for:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$236 million)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$92 million)
- Information Media and Telecommunications (+$53 million)
- Other Services (+$33 million)