In Parkes Shire, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $544 million in 2018/19.
Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Parkes Shire 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
Total imports | |||||||||
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Parkes Shire | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | New South Wales | $m | % | New South Wales | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 14.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 1.3 | 4.2 | +2.9 | ||
Mining | 65.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 27.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | +38.2 | ||
Manufacturing | 543.7 | 39.2 | 32.2 | 331.0 | 36.6 | 33.8 | +212.7 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 49.3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 21.6 | 2.4 | 3.2 | +27.8 | ||
Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
Wholesale Trade | 96.0 | 6.9 | 4.0 | 55.1 | 6.1 | 4.1 | +40.9 | ||
Retail Trade | 53.4 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 37.9 | 4.2 | 2.8 | +15.5 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 15.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 16.7 | 1.8 | 3.7 | -1.5 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 43.6 | 3.1 | 7.0 | 40.2 | 4.4 | 8.4 | +3.4 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 67.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 41.9 | 4.6 | 3.9 | +25.1 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 101.7 | 7.3 | 10.4 | 97.3 | 10.8 | 9.6 | +4.4 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | -3.1 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 190.2 | 13.7 | 6.5 | 81.5 | 9.0 | 5.8 | +108.7 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 20.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 1.5 | 1.9 | +7.6 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 26.7 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 24.7 | 2.7 | 5.4 | +2.0 | ||
Education and Training | 29.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 21.3 | 2.4 | 2.8 | +8.0 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 25.9 | 1.9 | 4.6 | 33.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | -7.6 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 30.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 27.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | +2.5 | ||
Other Services | 12.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 15.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | -3.5 | ||
Total industries | 1,388.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 904.4 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +483.9 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2019. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id informed decisions. 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 imports by industry sectors in Parkes Shire in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing ($544 million or 39.2%)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($190 million or 13.7%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($102 million or 7.3%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $836 million in total or 60.2% of the total imports by industry in the Parkes Shire.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 32.2% in Manufacturing; 6.5% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 10.4% in Financial and Insurance Services.
The major differences between total imports by industries of Parkes Shire and New South Wales were:
- A larger percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (13.7% compared to 6.5%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (39.2% compared to 32.2%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (3.1% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (7.3% compared to 10.4%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in Parkes Shire increased by $484 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in Parkes Shire were for:
- Manufacturing (+$213 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$109 million)
- Wholesale Trade (+$41 million)
- Mining (+$38 million)