Meander Valley Council

Imports

In Meander Valley Council, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $345 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Meander Valley Council 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
Meander Valley Council2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. Tasmania$m%. Tasmania2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing27.21.84.512.11.13.4+15.1
Mining36.22.46.176.06.89.8-39.9
Manufacturing345.123.029.1265.623.827.7+79.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services61.14.13.142.53.83.1+18.7
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade65.34.34.243.13.94.1+22.1
Retail Trade58.93.92.444.84.02.3+14.1
Accommodation and Food Services54.53.62.655.95.03.6-1.4
Transport, Postal and Warehousing66.64.44.853.94.85.7+12.6
Information Media and Telecommunications54.33.63.041.93.83.0+12.3
Financial and Insurance Services154.710.38.1118.810.67.8+35.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services8.70.60.78.70.80.7+0.0
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services90.76.07.770.16.36.7+20.6
Administrative and Support Services27.61.82.324.52.22.5+3.1
Public Administration and Safety119.58.06.979.37.16.3+40.2
Education and Training81.35.43.669.76.23.6+11.6
Health Care and Social Assistance183.612.28.266.55.97.0+117.2
Arts and Recreation Services14.61.00.712.61.10.9+2.0
Other Services50.43.41.931.92.91.6+18.5
Total industries1,500.2100.0100.01,117.9100.0100.0+382.3

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 imports by industry sectors in Meander Valley Council in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($345 million or 23.0%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($184 million or 12.2%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($155 million or 10.3%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $683 million in total or 45.6% of the total imports by industry in the Meander Valley Council.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 29.1% in Manufacturing; 8.2% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 8.1% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Meander Valley Council and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (23.0% compared to 29.1%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (12.2% compared to 8.2%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (2.4% compared to 6.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1.8% compared to 4.5%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Meander Valley Council increased by $382 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Meander Valley Council were for:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$117 million)
  • Manufacturing (+$80 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$40 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$36 million)

Meander Valley Council

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