Tasmania

Imports

In Tasmania, Manufacturing had the largest total imports by industry, generating $9,899 million in 2022/23.

Imports by industry are sales of goods and services from industries located outside Tasmania 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
Tasmania2022/232020/21Change
Industry$m%. Tasmania$m%. Tasmania2020/21 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing1,167.23.43.41,084.93.43.4+82.3
Mining2,277.86.66.62,535.48.08.0-257.6
Manufacturing9,898.628.828.89,679.230.530.5+219.4
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services962.22.82.81,020.63.23.2-58.4
Construction000000--
Wholesale Trade1,359.03.93.91,438.14.54.5-79.2
Retail Trade751.32.22.2824.62.62.6-73.4
Accommodation and Food Services1,558.94.54.51,183.23.73.7+375.7
Transport, Postal and Warehousing2,217.96.46.41,469.64.64.6+748.3
Information Media and Telecommunications1,104.43.23.2926.32.92.9+178.1
Financial and Insurance Services2,453.77.17.12,408.87.67.6+44.9
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services310.00.90.9326.61.01.0-16.6
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2,314.46.76.71,697.05.35.3+617.4
Administrative and Support Services940.02.72.7811.32.62.6+128.7
Public Administration and Safety2,235.26.56.52,002.66.36.3+232.6
Education and Training974.52.82.8779.22.52.5+195.3
Health Care and Social Assistance2,923.28.58.52,598.38.28.2+324.9
Arts and Recreation Services296.50.90.9249.30.80.8+47.2
Other Services662.91.91.9696.72.22.2-33.8
Total industries34,407.6100.0100.031,731.6100.0100.0+2,676.0

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 Tasmania in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing ($9,899 million or 28.8%)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance ($2,923 million or 8.5%)
  • Financial and Insurance Services ($2,454 million or 7.1%)

In combination these three industries accounted for $15,275 million in total or 44.4% of the total imports by industry in the Tasmania.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in Tasmania accounted for 28.8% in Manufacturing; 8.5% in Health Care and Social Assistance and 7.1% in Financial and Insurance Services.

The major differences between total imports by industries of Tasmania and Tasmania were:

  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Other Services (1.9% compared to 1.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Arts and Recreation Services (0.9% compared to 0.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Health Care and Social Assistance (8.5% compared to 8.5%)
  • A smaller percentage of total imports by Education and Training (2.8% compared to 2.8%)

Emerging groups

The total total imports by industry in Tasmania increased by $2,676 million between 2020/21 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the total imports by industries between 2020/21 and 2022/23 in Tasmania were for:

  • Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$748 million)
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (+$617 million)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (+$376 million)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+$325 million)

State Growth Tasmania

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