Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the Northern Tasmania Region 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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| Northern Tasmania Region | 2022/23 | 2017/18 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Tasmania | $m | % | Tasmania | 2017/18 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 253.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 185.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | +68.0 | ||
| Mining | 919.7 | 9.9 | 6.6 | 1,455.1 | 16.9 | 11.5 | -535.4 | ||
| Manufacturing | 2,662.2 | 28.7 | 28.8 | 2,475.7 | 28.7 | 29.0 | +186.4 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 189.1 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 168.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | +20.3 | ||
| Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 302.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 291.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | +10.7 | ||
| Retail Trade | 254.8 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 229.1 | 2.7 | 2.4 | +25.6 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 422.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 515.9 | 6.0 | 5.6 | -93.0 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 429.6 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 317.1 | 3.7 | 5.4 | +112.5 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 285.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 251.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | +33.7 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 602.9 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 542.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | +60.1 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 72.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 99.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -26.5 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 655.8 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 448.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | +207.8 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 247.5 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 212.9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | +34.6 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 604.1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 433.7 | 5.0 | 5.1 | +170.3 | ||
| Education and Training | 284.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 189.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | +95.0 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 819.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 540.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | +278.5 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 86.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 104.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | -17.5 | ||
| Other Services | 198.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 168.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +29.7 | ||
| Total industries | 9,291.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 8,630.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +661.0 | ||
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 Northern Tasmania Region in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing ($2,662 million or 28.7%)
- Mining ($920 million or 9.9%)
- Health Care and Social Assistance ($819 million or 8.8%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $4,401 million in total or 47.4% of the total imports by industry in the the Northern Tasmania Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 28.8% in Manufacturing; 6.6% in Mining and 8.5% in Health Care and Social Assistance.
The major differences between total imports by industries of the Northern Tasmania Region and Tasmania were:
- A larger percentage of total imports by Mining (9.9% compared to 6.6%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (4.6% compared to 6.4%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (2.0% compared to 2.8%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Wholesale Trade (3.3% compared to 3.9%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in the Northern Tasmania Region increased by $661 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the Northern Tasmania Region were for:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$279 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$208 million)
- Manufacturing (+$186 million)
- Public Administration and Safety (+$170 million)