Richmond Valley Council

Imports

In Richmond Valley Council, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $478 million in 2021/22.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Richmond Valley Council 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
Richmond Valley Council2021/222016/17Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2016/17 - 2021/22
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing118.57.65.0108.48.94.1+10.1
Mining46.83.05.154.64.58.3-7.8
Manufacturing477.930.733.6349.728.631.6+128.2
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services29.61.93.530.32.53.4-0.7
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade77.25.03.372.55.93.6+4.6
Retail Trade54.73.52.236.53.01.9+18.2
Accommodation and Food Services7.60.51.525.32.12.9-17.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing51.43.35.459.04.87.4-7.6
Information Media and Telecommunications54.13.54.240.13.34.0+14.0
Financial and Insurance Services137.08.89.6113.89.38.9+23.2
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services4.00.30.56.40.50.6-2.4
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services154.09.96.679.46.56.3+74.6
Administrative and Support Services20.11.31.716.91.41.6+3.1
Public Administration and Safety106.86.96.876.66.35.7+30.2
Education and Training57.13.73.542.13.43.2+14.9
Health Care and Social Assistance124.78.04.991.27.54.0+33.5
Arts and Recreation Services21.71.41.515.31.21.5+6.4
Other Services14.40.91.15.70.50.9+8.7
Total industries1,557.5100.0100.01,223.8100.0100.0+333.7

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. ©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 Richmond Valley Council in 2021/22 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($478 million or 30.7%)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services ($154 million or 9.9%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($137 million or 8.8%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $769 million in total or 49.4% of the total imports by industry in the Richmond Valley Council.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 33.6% in Manufacturing; 6.6% in Professional, Scientific and Technical Services and 9.6% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Richmond Valley Council and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total imports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (9.9% compared to 6.6%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (8.0% compared to 4.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Manufacturing (30.7% compared to 33.6%)
  • A larger percentage of total imports by Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (7.6% compared to 5.0%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Richmond Valley Council increased by $334 million between 2016/17 and 2021/22.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2016/17 and 2021/22 in Richmond Valley Council were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$128 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$75 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$34 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$30 million)

Richmond Valley Council

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