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Imports

In the NSROC Region, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $16,641 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the NSROC 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
NSROC Region2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2,340.24.95.01,839.94.24.1+500.4
Mining1,389.52.95.13,263.97.58.3-1,874.4
Manufacturing16,640.935.233.614,062.832.531.6+2,578.1
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services2,394.05.13.52,066.64.83.4+327.4
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade1,447.63.13.31,350.43.13.6+97.2
Retail Trade1,438.03.02.21,171.32.71.9+266.8
Accommodation and Food Services1,060.12.21.51,514.33.52.9-454.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing4,058.18.65.44,989.011.57.4-931.0
Information Media and Telecommunications2,220.34.74.21,735.54.04.0+484.8
Financial and Insurance Services4,192.68.99.63,278.97.68.9+913.7
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services278.60.60.5291.10.70.6-12.5
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,127.04.56.61,753.34.06.3+373.7
Administrative and Support Services1,028.72.21.7785.61.81.6+243.1
Public Administration and Safety2,604.75.56.82,142.24.95.7+462.4
Education and Training1,270.72.73.51,013.82.33.2+256.9
Health Care and Social Assistance1,324.92.84.9902.92.14.0+421.9
Arts and Recreation Services689.01.51.5625.41.41.5+63.6
Other Services818.11.71.1539.81.20.9+278.3
Total industries47,323.0100.0100.043,326.8100.0100.0+3,996.2

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 the NSROC Region in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($16,641 million or 35.2%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($4,193 million or 8.9%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($4,058 million or 8.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $24,892 million in total or 52.6% of the total imports by industry in the the NSROC Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 33.6% in Manufacturing; 9.6% in Financial and Insurance Services and 5.4% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

The major differences between total imports by industries of the NSROC Region and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (8.6% compared to 5.4%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (2.9% compared to 5.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (4.5% compared to 6.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (2.8% compared to 4.9%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in the NSROC Region increased by $3,996 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in the NSROC Region were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$2,578 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$914 million)
  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$500 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$485 million)

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