Mid North Region
Exports
In Mid North Region, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $372 million in 2017/18.
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.
National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series
| Total exports by industry sector | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid North Region - Constant prices | 2017/18 | 2012/13 | Change | ||||||
| Industry (Click rows to view sub-categories) | $m | % | Regional SA% | $m | % | Regional SA% | 2012/13 to 2017/18 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 372.1 | 43.4 | 33.4 | 544.6 | 57.9 | 37.7 | -172.5 | 23000 | P |
| Mining | 13.2 | 1.5 | 14.0 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 15.2 | +3.4 | 23100 | P |
| Manufacturing | 311.8 | 36.4 | 27.3 | 217.8 | 23.2 | 25.5 | +94.0 | 23200 | P |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 10.4 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 39.6 | 4.2 | 3.3 | -29.2 | 23300 | P |
| Construction | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 | 23400 | P |
| Wholesale Trade | 58.6 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 37.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | +21.5 | 23500 | P |
| Retail Trade | 5.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | -3.6 | 23600 | P |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 11.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 13.7 | 1.5 | 2.6 | -2.5 | 23700 | P |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 23.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 25.6 | 2.7 | 4.9 | -2.2 | 23800 | P |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +4.0 | 23900 | P |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.1 | 24000 | P |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 24100 | P |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.5 | 24200 | P |
| Administrative and Support Services | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | +0.6 | 24300 | P |
| Public Administration and Safety | 5.4 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 14.5 | 1.5 | 0.9 | -9.1 | 24400 | P |
| Education and Training | 19.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 13.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | +6.6 | 24500 | P |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 4.1 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 1.1 | +0.6 | 24600 | P |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | +3.1 | 24700 | P |
| Other Services | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | +1.3 | 24800 | P |
| Total Industries | 857.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 940.3 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -83.4 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) (opens a new window) ©2018. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
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
Dominant groups
An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in Mid North Region in 2017/18 shows the three largest industries were:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ($372 million or 43.4%)
- Manufacturing ($312 million or 36.4%)
- Wholesale Trade ($59 million or 6.8%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $742 million in total or 86.6% of the total exports by total industry in Mid North Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Regional SA accounted for 33.4% in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; 27.3% in Manufacturing; and 4.9% in Wholesale Trade.
The major differences between total exports by industries in Mid North Region and Regional SA were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (43.4% compared to 33.4%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (36.4% compared to 27.3%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (1.5% compared to 14.0%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (1.2% compared to 4.2%)
Emerging groups
The total exports by industries in Mid North Region decreased by $83.4 million between 2012/13 and 2017/18.
The largest changes in total exports by industries between 2012/13 and 2017/18 in Mid North Region were for:
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (-$173 million)
- Manufacturing (+$94 million)