Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside the Eastern Region boundaries. Exports (domestic) include all exports from the area to other parts of Australia. Exports (international) includes all exports from the Region to countries outside Australia.
To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, export 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 exports by industry sector | |||||||||
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| Eastern Region | 2023/24 | 2018/19 | Change | ||||||
| Industry | $m | % | Victoria | $m | % | Victoria | 2018/19 - 2023/24 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 402.4 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 137.4 | 0.4 | 4.5 | +265.0 | ||
| Mining | 54.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 32.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 | +22.0 | ||
| Manufacturing | 12,085.9 | 34.9 | 20.3 | 12,180.1 | 34.2 | 21.7 | -94.2 | ||
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 656.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 976.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | -320.2 | ||
| Construction | 72.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 103.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -31.8 | ||
| Wholesale Trade | 4,924.2 | 14.2 | 5.9 | 7,127.9 | 20.0 | 6.4 | -2,203.7 | ||
| Retail Trade | 1,950.2 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 1,526.4 | 4.3 | 2.8 | +423.8 | ||
| Accommodation and Food Services | 537.4 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 499.5 | 1.4 | 2.4 | +37.9 | ||
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 1,669.9 | 4.8 | 9.8 | 1,109.6 | 3.1 | 10.4 | +560.3 | ||
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 745.0 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 743.5 | 2.1 | 4.3 | +1.5 | ||
| Financial and Insurance Services | 433.4 | 1.3 | 11.6 | 454.0 | 1.3 | 10.9 | -20.6 | ||
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 340.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 234.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +106.6 | ||
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 1,070.6 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 1,233.7 | 3.5 | 7.9 | -163.1 | ||
| Administrative and Support Services | 1,128.0 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1,138.2 | 3.2 | 2.1 | -10.1 | ||
| Public Administration and Safety | 468.4 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 522.2 | 1.5 | 4.5 | -53.9 | ||
| Education and Training | 3,476.6 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 3,852.5 | 10.8 | 5.2 | -375.9 | ||
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 3,231.1 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 2,461.9 | 6.9 | 4.7 | +769.2 | ||
| Arts and Recreation Services | 814.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 435.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | +379.7 | ||
| Other Services | 554.1 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 852.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | -298.4 | ||
| Total industries | 34,615.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 35,621.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | -1,005.8 | ||
Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. 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 exports by industry sectors in the Eastern Region in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:
- Manufacturing (12,086 million or 34.9%)
- Wholesale Trade (4,924 million or 14.2%)
- Education and Training (3,477 million or 10.0%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 20,487 million in total or 59.2% of the total exports by industry in the the Eastern Region.
In comparison, the same 3 industries in Victoria accounted for 20.3% in Manufacturing; 5.9% in Wholesale Trade and 4.8% in Education and Training.
The major differences between the total exports by industries of the Eastern Region and Victoria were:
- A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (34.9% compared to 20.3%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (1.3% compared to 11.6%)
- A larger percentage of total exports by Wholesale Trade (14.2% compared to 5.9%)
- A smaller percentage of total exports by Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (3.1% compared to 8.4%)
Emerging groups
The total total exports by industry in the Eastern Region $decreased by -1,006 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.
The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in the Eastern Region were for:
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+$769 million)
- Transport, Postal and Warehousing (+$560 million)
- Retail Trade (+$424 million)
- Arts and Recreation Services (+$380 million)