Chapter 7: Exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

7.1 International merchandise exports

  2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
Merchandise exports (a) – $ million        
New South Wales  36 369  40 540  37 044  36 599  37 032
Victoria  19 648  21 597  21 710  23 964  23 609
Queensland  49 353  52 868  44 433  44 813  46 488
South Australia  11 193  11 410  10 711  12 354  11 322
Western Australia  112 171  120 534  115 588  130 426  110 775
Tasmania  3 186  3 170  3 026  2 753  2 542
Northern Territory  5 295  5 277  5 958  6 804  6 177
Australian Capital Territory   2   12   7   1   6
Australia (b)  245 725  264 018  246 978  272 922  254 552
           
Merchandise exports – percentage of gross state product      
New South Wales   8.2   8.7   7.7   7.4   7.2
Victoria   6.2   6.6   6.5   6.9   6.5
Queensland   18.3   18.3   15.3   15.0   15.2
South Australia   12.5   12.5   11.3   12.7   11.5
Western Australia   51.3   49.7   47.2   48.8   44.6
Tasmania   13.1   13.0   12.3   11.0   9.9
Northern Territory   31.5   29.4   31.2   33.5   26.7
Australian Capital Territory   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0
Australia (b)   17.4   17.7   16.2   17.2   15.8

(a) State in which the final stage of manufacture or production occurs. FOB value
(b) Includes re-exports and state figures not available for publication. Australian total, therefore, may not equal sum of states and territories.
Note: This table is based on national accounts data and is only updated for the financial year publication
Sources: ABS, International Trade in Goods and Services, Jan 2016, cat. no. 5368.0; ABS, Australian National Accounts: State Accounts, 2014–15, cat. no. 5220.0

 

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