Canberra Region

Local sales

In the Canberra Region, Construction had the highest local sales, generating $7,472 million in 2022/23.

Local sales by industry measures the output of local industries that is sold locally. This includes sales to local consumers, businesses and other organisations.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, local sales 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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Local sales by industry sector
Canberra Region - Constant prices2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. NSW$m%. NSW2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,490.65.01.41,334.25.51.4+156.4
Mining166.20.61.7447.41.83.8-281.2
Manufacturing1,949.86.66.51,827.87.57.3+122.0
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1,188.74.02.91,130.84.62.9+57.9
Construction7,471.825.221.45,165.421.222.0+2,306.4
Wholesale Trade819.42.83.4829.33.44.0-9.8
Retail Trade1,735.15.94.71,553.86.45.0+181.3
Accommodation and Food Services1,288.94.33.51,225.15.03.5+63.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1,313.54.45.81,065.34.44.9+248.2
Information Media and Telecommunications471.81.63.3289.21.22.4+182.5
Financial and Insurance Services696.92.45.5644.32.65.4+52.5
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1,911.86.59.11,692.26.99.5+219.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1,687.75.79.51,418.35.88.7+269.4
Administrative and Support Services1,066.53.64.3802.73.34.0+263.9
Public Administration and Safety1,625.15.53.71,258.05.23.2+367.1
Education and Training1,248.04.23.6916.53.83.0+331.5
Health Care and Social Assistance2,464.48.36.61,866.27.65.6+598.2
Arts and Recreation Services267.00.91.1246.41.01.1+20.6
Other Services775.32.62.1709.82.92.2+65.6
Total industries29,638.6100.0100.024,422.7100.0100.0+5,215.8

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions) NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. .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 local sales by industry sectors in the Canberra Region in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Construction ($7,472million or 25.2%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($2,464million or 8.3%)
  • Manufacturing ($1,950million or 6.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $11,886 million in total or 40.1% of the total local sales by total industry in the the Canberra Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in NSW accounted for 21.4% in Construction; 6.6% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 6.5% in Manufacturing.

The major differences between local sales by industries of the Canberra Region and NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of local sales by Construction (25.2% compared to 21.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (5.7% compared to 9.5%)
  • A larger percentage of local sales by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (5.0% compared to 1.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of local sales by Financial and Insurance Services (2.4% compared to 5.5%)

Emerging groups

The total local sales by industry in the Canberra Region $increased by 5,216 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the local sales by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the Canberra Region were for:

  • Construction (+$2,306 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$598 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$367 million)
  • Education and Training (+$331 million)

Canberra Region Joint Organisation area

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