Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside RDA South Australia 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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| RDA South Australia | 2022/23 | 2008/09 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Greater Adelaide | $m | % | Greater Adelaide | 2008/09 - 2022/23 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 3,677.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4,022.6 | 4.6 | 5.1 | -344.9 | ||
| Mining | 6,022.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 6,985.9 | 8.0 | 8.1 | -963.8 | ||
| Manufacturing | 34,282.0 | 29.7 | 30.2 | 25,318.3 | 29.1 | 28.9 | +8,963.8 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3,415.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3,218.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | +196.9 | ||
| Construction | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 3,930.2 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3,140.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | +790.1 | ||
| Retail Trade | 1,991.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1,932.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | +59.1 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 4,997.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4,758.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 | +239.0 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 9,158.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 5,914.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | +3,244.5 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 4,555.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 2,488.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | +2,066.7 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 9,611.8 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 6,013.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | +3,598.9 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 865.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 774.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +90.9 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 8,784.1 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 5,447.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 | +3,336.2 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 2,613.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 1,639.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 | +973.7 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 8,216.0 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6,163.6 | 7.1 | 7.5 | +2,052.4 | ||
| Education and Training | 3,208.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2,003.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | +1,205.7 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 7,045.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | 4,246.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | +2,799.4 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 1,737.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1,672.4 | 1.9 | 1.9 | +65.2 | ||
| Other Services | 1,417.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1,146.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | +270.9 | ||
| Total industries | 115,530.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 86,886.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +28,644.6 | ||
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 imports by industry sectors in RDA South Australia in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing ($34,282 million or 29.7%)
- Financial and Insurance Services ($9,612 million or 8.3%)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing ($9,159 million or 7.9%)
In combination these three industries accounted for $53,053 million in total or 45.9% of the total imports by industry in the RDA South Australia.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Greater Adelaide accounted for 30.2% in Manufacturing; 7.9% in Financial and Insurance Services and 8.6% in Transport, Postal and Warehousing.
The major differences between total imports by industries of RDA South Australia and Greater Adelaide were:
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Transport, Postal and Warehousing (7.9% compared to 8.6%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (29.7% compared to 30.2%)
- A larger percentage of total imports by Financial and Insurance Services (8.3% compared to 7.9%)
- A smaller percentage of total imports by Public Administration and Safety (7.1% compared to 7.5%)
Emerging groups
The total total imports by industry in RDA South Australia increased by $28,645 million between 2008/09 and 2022/23.
The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2008/09 and 2022/23 in RDA South Australia were for:
- Manufacturing (+$8,964 million)
- Financial and Insurance Services (+$3,599 million)
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$3,336 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$3,245 million)