Cairns (R)

Imports

In Cairns (R), Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $3,250 million in 2022/23.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Cairns (R) 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
Cairns (R)2022/232017/18Change
Industry$m%. Queensland$m%. Queensland2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing79.21.03.7104.61.63.4-25.4
Mining372.84.79.1489.87.418.9-117.1
Manufacturing3,249.840.933.32,510.237.928.9+739.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services118.31.52.5168.82.52.4-50.5
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade315.74.03.3273.34.13.4+42.5
Retail Trade88.41.11.566.51.01.4+21.8
Accommodation and Food Services241.23.03.7277.14.24.3-35.9
Transport, Postal and Warehousing693.18.76.8338.65.15.0+354.5
Information Media and Telecommunications414.95.23.6357.15.43.3+57.8
Financial and Insurance Services939.011.88.3834.712.67.6+104.3
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services21.20.30.534.10.50.9-12.8
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services652.98.27.7518.27.86.7+134.7
Administrative and Support Services99.41.31.780.51.21.4+18.9
Public Administration and Safety165.42.15.4105.01.64.2+60.4
Education and Training154.31.92.3128.81.91.7+25.5
Health Care and Social Assistance213.02.74.2218.73.33.9-5.7
Arts and Recreation Services71.60.91.265.91.01.3+5.7
Other Services50.60.61.251.00.81.4-0.4
Total industries7,940.8100.0100.06,622.9100.0100.0+1,317.9

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 Cairns (R) in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($3,250 million or 40.9%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($939 million or 11.8%)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($693 million or 8.7%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $4,882 million in total or 61.5% of the total imports by industry in the Cairns (R).

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Queensland accounted for 33.3% in Manufacturing; 8.3% in Financial and Insurance Services and 6.8% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Cairns (R) and Queensland were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (40.9% compared to 33.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Mining (4.7% compared to 9.1%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (11.8% compared to 8.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (2.1% compared to 5.4%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Cairns (R) increased by $1,318 million between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in Cairns (R) were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$740 million)
  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$354 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$135 million)
  • Financial and Insurance Services (+$104 million)

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