Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside RDA Tropical North 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 | |||||||||
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| RDA Tropical North | 2022/23 | 2008/09 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Regional QLD | $m | % | Regional QLD | 2008/09 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 2,770.9 | 23.4 | 11.8 | 1,804.3 | 17.5 | 11.6 | +966.6 | ||
| Mining | 1,310.0 | 11.1 | 48.8 | 1,574.4 | 15.2 | 43.2 | -264.4 | ||
| Manufacturing | 1,190.0 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 1,270.2 | 12.3 | 13.1 | -80.1 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 293.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 267.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | +25.9 | ||
| Construction | 12.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.7 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 166.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 227.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | -61.2 | ||
| Retail Trade | 355.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 343.8 | 3.3 | 2.4 | +11.6 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 672.7 | 5.7 | 2.2 | 758.4 | 7.3 | 3.3 | -85.7 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 2,234.9 | 18.9 | 6.1 | 1,874.1 | 18.1 | 6.9 | +360.8 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 35.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 38.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -2.5 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 59.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 82.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -22.7 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 170.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 29.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +141.1 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 112.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 121.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -9.0 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 479.5 | 4.1 | 1.2 | 244.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | +234.6 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 726.5 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 680.1 | 6.6 | 3.2 | +46.4 | ||
| Education and Training | 264.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 400.0 | 3.9 | 3.2 | -135.7 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 524.6 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 212.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | +312.2 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 44.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 182.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | -138.4 | ||
| Other Services | 402.0 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 212.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | +189.9 | ||
| Total industries | 11,825.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 10,335.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +1,490.2 | ||
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 exports by industry sectors in RDA Tropical North in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2,771 million or 23.4%)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (2,235 million or 18.9%)
- Mining (1,310 million or 11.1%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 6,316 million in total or 53.4% of the total exports by industry in the RDA Tropical North.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional QLD accounted for 11.8% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 6.1% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing and 48.8% in Mining.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of RDA Tropical North and Regional QLD were:
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (11.1% compared to 48.8%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (18.9% compared to 6.1%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (23.4% compared to 11.8%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Public Administration and Safety (6.1% compared to 2.5%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in RDA Tropical North $increased by 1,490 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in RDA Tropical North were for:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (+$967 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$361 million)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$312 million)
- Administrative and Support Services (+$235 million)