In the Renmark Paringa Council area, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $166 million in 2018/19.
Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the Renmark Paringa Council area 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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Renmark Paringa Council area | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | South Australia | $m | % | South Australia | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 10.2 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 3.7 | -0.3 | ||
Mining | 16.9 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 18.0 | 3.4 | 4.9 | -1.2 | ||
Manufacturing | 166.3 | 25.4 | 29.9 | 138.9 | 26.5 | 30.8 | +27.4 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 16.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 17.6 | 3.4 | 3.0 | -0.9 | ||
Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
Wholesale Trade | 25.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 21.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | +4.5 | ||
Retail Trade | 15.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | +7.3 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 13.9 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 1.7 | 3.4 | +4.8 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 35.2 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 35.5 | 6.8 | 6.7 | -0.4 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 25.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 16.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | +9.3 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 87.0 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 57.4 | 10.9 | 9.0 | +29.6 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | +0.9 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 38.6 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 32.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | +6.3 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 16.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | +5.6 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 50.4 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 50.2 | 9.6 | 7.9 | +0.2 | ||
Education and Training | 11.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 17.7 | 3.4 | 3.0 | -6.3 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 88.9 | 13.6 | 7.0 | 52.8 | 10.1 | 5.3 | +36.1 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 22.9 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 15.7 | 3.0 | 2.0 | +7.2 | ||
Other Services | 10.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | +0.5 | ||
Total industries | 655.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 524.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +130.5 | ||
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 the Renmark Paringa Council area in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing ($166 million or 25.4%)
- Health Care and Social Assistance ($89 million or 13.6%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($87 million or 13.3%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $342 million in total or 52.2% of the total imports by industry in the the Renmark Paringa Council area.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 29.9% in Manufacturing; 7.0% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 10.8% in Financial and Insurance Services.
The major differences between total imports by industries of the Renmark Paringa Council area and South Australia were:
- A larger percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (13.6% compared to 7.0%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (25.4% compared to 29.9%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (13.3% compared to 10.8%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Accommodation and Food Services (2.1% compared to 3.7%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in the Renmark Paringa Council area increased by $130 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in the Renmark Paringa Council area were for:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$36 million)
- Financial and Insurance Services (+$30 million)
- Manufacturing (+$27 million)
- Information Media and Telecommunications (+$9 million)