Economy of New South Wales - Exports

Exports

In 2005-06 NSW recorded $17.4 billion or 42 per cent of Australia's total services exports.

In 2005-06, total goods and services exports from NSW amounted to more than $44 billion, with the five largest exports being:

• travel services (19%) – goods and services purchased by travellers and foreign workers
• coal and coke (11.4%)
• transportation services (7.5%) - freight and domestic travel for non-residents
• non-ferrous metals (5.4%) – largely copper and aluminium
• metal ores and metal scrap (4.7%).

NSW merchandise (goods) exports for 2005-06 were worth A$26.8 billion, up 16.5 per cent on 2004-05.

In 2005-06, manufactured exports from NSW totalled $10.6 billion and accounted for 40% of the State's merchandise exports. Total elaborately transformed manufactures amounted to $7.1 billion in 2005, with significant contributions from medicinal and pharmaceutical products, and professional, scientific and controlling instruments.