RDA BGLAP Region

Imports

In RDA BGLAP Region, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $1,243 million in 2022/23.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside RDA BGLAP 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
RDA BGLAP Region2022/232019/20Change
Industry$m%. South Australia$m%. South Australia2019/20 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing84.51.83.280.51.92.8+3.9
Mining191.54.05.2247.05.86.5-55.5
Manufacturing1,242.626.029.71,099.125.628.6+143.5
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services161.13.43.0147.43.43.1+13.7
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade183.93.93.4177.14.13.5+6.8
Retail Trade128.62.71.7121.52.81.9+7.1
Accommodation and Food Services255.25.34.3230.65.44.4+24.6
Transport, Postal and Warehousing349.17.37.9251.85.96.4+97.3
Information Media and Telecommunications186.73.93.9165.03.84.2+21.7
Financial and Insurance Services439.19.28.3395.39.29.1+43.8
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services33.20.70.735.90.81.0-2.7
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services294.96.27.6280.46.57.7+14.4
Administrative and Support Services90.41.92.385.72.02.3+4.6
Public Administration and Safety429.69.07.1378.68.87.2+50.9
Education and Training174.33.62.8130.43.02.6+43.9
Health Care and Social Assistance381.58.06.1339.77.96.0+41.8
Arts and Recreation Services75.81.61.566.11.51.6+9.7
Other Services72.61.51.254.51.31.3+18.1
Total industries4,774.5100.0100.04,286.6100.0100.0+487.9

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

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the total imports by industry sectors in RDA BGLAP Region in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($1,243 million or 26.0%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($439 million or 9.2%)
  • Public Administration and Safety ($430 million or 9.0%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $2,111 million in total or 44.2% of the total imports by industry in the RDA BGLAP Region.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 29.7% in Manufacturing; 8.3% in Financial and Insurance Services and 7.1% in Public Administration and Safety.

The major differences between total imports by industries of RDA BGLAP Region and South Australia were:

  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (26.0% compared to 29.7%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (8.0% compared to 6.1%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (9.0% compared to 7.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (6.2% compared to 7.6%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in RDA BGLAP Region increased by $488 million between 2019/20 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2019/20 and 2022/23 in RDA BGLAP Region were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$143 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$97 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$51 million)
  • Education and Training (+$44 million)

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