Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside the Alice Springs Town Council LGA 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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| Alice Springs Town Council LGA | 2022/23 | 2017/18 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Northern Territory | $m | % | Northern Territory | 2017/18 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 58.3 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 24.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 | +33.4 | ||
| Mining | 91.0 | 4.8 | 36.5 | 158.6 | 10.1 | 31.0 | -67.6 | ||
| Manufacturing | 533.3 | 27.9 | 18.4 | 455.1 | 29.1 | 21.5 | +78.2 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 46.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 37.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | +9.5 | ||
| Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 53.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 62.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | -9.6 | ||
| Retail Trade | 30.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 21.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | +8.9 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 120.3 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 119.8 | 7.7 | 4.3 | +0.5 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 121.8 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 66.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | +55.6 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 87.4 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 34.5 | 2.2 | 1.7 | +52.9 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 157.4 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 148.1 | 9.5 | 5.7 | +9.3 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 16.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 28.3 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -11.4 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 104.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 52.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | +51.2 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 104.9 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 67.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | +37.1 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 123.9 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 106.6 | 6.8 | 3.8 | +17.3 | ||
| Education and Training | 108.9 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 28.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | +80.9 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 116.6 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 120.7 | 7.7 | 5.5 | -4.1 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 26.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 22.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | +3.7 | ||
| Other Services | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.9 | ||
| Total industries | 1,908.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,563.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +344.9 | ||
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 Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
An analysis of the total imports by industry sectors in the Alice Springs Town Council LGA in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing ($533 million or 27.9%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($157 million or 8.2%)
- Public Administration and Safety ($124 million or 6.5%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $815 million in total or 42.7% of the total imports by industry in the the Alice Springs Town Council LGA.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Northern Territory accounted for 18.4% in Manufacturing; 6.1% in Financial and Insurance Services and 4.0% in Public Administration and Safety.
The major differences between total imports by industries of the Alice Springs Town Council LGA and Northern Territory were:
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (4.8% compared to 36.5%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (27.9% compared to 18.4%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Accommodation and Food Services (6.3% compared to 2.6%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Administrative and Support Services (5.5% compared to 2.1%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in the Alice Springs Town Council LGA increased by $345 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the Alice Springs Town Council LGA were for:
- Education and Training (+$81 million)
- Manufacturing (+$78 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$56 million)
- Information Media and Telecommunications (+$53 million)