In the Northern Tasmania Region, Manufacturing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $1,643 million in 2018/19.
Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Northern Tasmania 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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Tasmania Region | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Tasmania | $m | % | Tasmania | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 1,182.0 | 20.3 | 15.4 | 735.1 | 13.1 | 10.7 | +446.9 | ||
| Mining | 200.9 | 3.5 | 5.9 | 525.3 | 9.4 | 9.2 | -324.4 | ||
| Manufacturing | 1,643.2 | 28.3 | 19.3 | 1,653.7 | 29.4 | 22.7 | -10.4 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 58.0 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 117.8 | 2.1 | 5.5 | -59.8 | ||
| Construction | 6.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +1.7 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 192.2 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 179.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | +13.0 | ||
| Retail Trade | 209.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 248.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | -39.6 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 193.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 155.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | +37.8 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 215.2 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 221.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 | -6.6 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 177.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 129.0 | 2.3 | 4.2 | +48.8 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 249.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 335.6 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -85.7 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 17.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 16.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +1.3 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 32.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 28.8 | 0.5 | 1.0 | +3.1 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 17.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +3.3 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 48.8 | 0.8 | 5.6 | 113.9 | 2.0 | 6.8 | -65.1 | ||
| Education and Training | 356.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 331.7 | 5.9 | 5.7 | +24.5 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 803.1 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 643.2 | 11.5 | 11.5 | +159.9 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 99.6 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 94.9 | 1.7 | 2.1 | +4.7 | ||
| Other Services | 110.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 66.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | +43.6 | ||
| Total industries | 5,813.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 5,616.6 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +197.1 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id the population experts. 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 Northern Tasmania Region in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing (1,643 million or 28.3%)
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (1,182 million or 20.3%)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (803 million or 13.8%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 3,628 million in total or 62.4% of the total exports by industry in the the Northern Tasmania Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 19.3% in Manufacturing; 15.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing and 13.4% in Health Care and Social Assistance.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Northern Tasmania Region and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (28.3% compared to 19.3%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (20.3% compared to 15.4%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (0.8% compared to 5.6%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (1.0% compared to 4.4%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the Northern Tasmania Region $increased by 197 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in the Northern Tasmania Region were for:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$447 million)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$160 million)
- Information Media and Telecommunications (+$49 million)
- Other Services (+$44 million)