Greater Sydney

Exports

In Greater Sydney, Financial and Insurance Services had the largest total exports by industry, generating $69,729 million in 2021/22.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Greater Sydney boundaries. Exports (domestic) include all exports from the area to other parts of Australia. Exports (international) includes all exports from the Region to countries outside Australia.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, export 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 exports by industry sector
Greater Sydney2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,438.10.54.91,096.40.44.3+341.6
Mining2,963.40.95.02,091.10.76.0+872.3
Manufacturing43,283.413.715.144,532.115.216.2-1,248.7
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services6,203.32.02.65,536.71.92.4+666.6
Construction464.00.10.2340.50.10.1+123.5
Wholesale Trade23,313.37.46.421,936.37.56.2+1,377.0
Retail Trade10,100.63.22.97,951.32.72.7+2,149.3
Accommodation and Food Services3,529.51.11.77,899.32.72.9-4,369.8
Transport, Postal and Warehousing24,434.37.77.228,943.99.98.9-4,509.7
Information Media and Telecommunications28,329.49.07.022,398.37.65.9+5,931.1
Financial and Insurance Services69,729.222.116.959,194.620.215.5+10,534.6
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services2,971.50.91.03,641.31.21.2-669.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services43,077.113.610.834,149.311.79.3+8,927.9
Administrative and Support Services8,806.32.82.78,170.92.82.6+635.5
Public Administration and Safety14,875.54.74.913,027.14.44.6+1,848.3
Education and Training13,306.74.24.312,766.74.44.5+539.9
Health Care and Social Assistance12,047.23.84.410,699.43.73.9+1,347.7
Arts and Recreation Services3,844.41.21.04,537.01.51.4-692.6
Other Services3,382.91.11.14,147.91.41.5-765.0
Total industries316,100.0100.0100.0293,060.2100.0100.0+23,039.7

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 exports by industry sectors in Greater Sydney in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Financial and Insurance Services (69,729 million or 22.1%)
  • Manufacturing (43,283 million or 13.7%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (43,077 million or 13.6%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 156,090 million in total or 49.4% of the total exports by industry in the Greater Sydney.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 16.9% in Financial and Insurance Services; 15.1% in Manufacturing and 10.8% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of Greater Sydney and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (22.1% compared to 16.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (0.5% compared to 4.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (0.9% compared to 5.0%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (13.6% compared to 10.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in Greater Sydney $increased by 23,040 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Greater Sydney were for:

  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$10,535 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$8,928 million)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+$5,931 million)
  • Retail Trade (+$2,149 million)

Greater Sydney

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