In Mid North Region, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $479 million in 2018/19.
Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Mid North Region 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
Total exports by industry sector | |||||||||
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Mid North Region | 2018/19 | 2013/14 | Change | ||||||
Industry | $m | % | South Australia | $m | % | South Australia | 2013/14 - 2018/19 | ||
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 479.3 | 50.3 | 9.4 | 617.4 | 59.4 | 11.1 | -138.1 | ||
Mining | 24.4 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 24.8 | 2.4 | 6.5 | -0.4 | ||
Manufacturing | 267.1 | 28.1 | 18.6 | 241.7 | 23.2 | 22.8 | +25.4 | ||
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 24.1 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 23.0 | 2.2 | 4.7 | +1.1 | ||
Construction | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.4 | ||
Wholesale Trade | 44.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 21.8 | 2.1 | 4.3 | +22.6 | ||
Retail Trade | 14.2 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 4.2 | -1.0 | ||
Accommodation and Food Services | 15.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | -2.5 | ||
Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 13.6 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 29.2 | 2.8 | 6.9 | -15.6 | ||
Information Media and Telecommunications | 3.4 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | +1.8 | ||
Financial and Insurance Services | 4.8 | 0.5 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 7.3 | +1.2 | ||
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.7 | +0.1 | ||
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 3.7 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 3.5 | +0.9 | ||
Administrative and Support Services | 3.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | +2.4 | ||
Public Administration and Safety | 12.1 | 1.3 | 7.2 | 14.9 | 1.4 | 7.1 | -2.8 | ||
Education and Training | 22.3 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 11.9 | 1.1 | 4.5 | +10.4 | ||
Health Care and Social Assistance | 5.7 | 0.6 | 9.6 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 7.2 | +1.7 | ||
Arts and Recreation Services | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | +0.1 | ||
Other Services | 11.5 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | +4.8 | ||
Total industries | 952.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 1,039.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -87.6 | ||
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 exports by industry sectors in Mid North Region in 2018/19 shows the three largest industries were:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (479 million or 50.3%)
- Manufacturing (267 million or 28.1%)
- Wholesale Trade (44 million or 4.7%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 791 million in total or 83.1% of the total exports by industry in the Mid North Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in South Australia accounted for 9.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 18.6% in Manufacturing and 5.5% in Wholesale Trade.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of Mid North Region and South Australia were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (50.3% compared to 9.4%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (28.1% compared to 18.6%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Health Care and Social Assistance (0.6% compared to 9.6%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (0.5% compared to 8.4%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in Mid North Region $decreased by -88 million between 2013/14 and 2018/19.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2013/14 and 2018/19 in Mid North Region were for:
- Manufacturing (+$25 million)
- Wholesale Trade (+$23 million)
- Education and Training (+$10 million)
- Other Services (+$5 million)