7123.6.55.001 - Agricultural State Profile, Tasmania, 2006-07

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Contents >> Agricultural Summary, Tasmania >> Agriculture and the economy

The contribution of agriculture to the Tasmanian economy can be measured in a number of ways. The most direct measurement available is the gross value of agricultural production, which is the value placed on recorded production at wholesale prices realised in the market place.

In 2006-07, the gross value of agricultural production for Tasmania was $963 million.

Another measure of the contribution of agriculture to the economy is gross farm product (GFP), which is a measure of the value added in production contributed by farm businesses. In 2006-07, the GFP for Tasmania was calculated to be $625 million, or 3.2% of gross state product.

GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, Tasmania


	Total crops(a) ($m)	Total livestock slaughterings & other disposals ($m)	Total livestock products ($m)	Total agriculture ($m)

2002-03	403.1	203.1	272.0	878.1
2003-04	386.8	221.6	248.5	856.9
2004-05	385.1	258.9	259.1	903.1

2005-06(b)	444.3	252.3	289.9	986.5
2006-07(b)	404.3	236.2	322.9	963.4

(a) Includes pastures and grasses, vegetables, fruit and nuts.
(b) The ABS has moved to a new frame from the 2005-06 Agricultural Census onwards. This means that data are not directly comparable with historical time series. For more information, please see the technical notes at the back of the 2005-06 edition of the source publication 7121.0.
Source: Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced, Australia (cat. no. 7503.0).

MAP OF GROSS VALUE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, Year ending 30 June 2007, by Statistical Division

Source: Agricultural Commodities: Small Area Data, Australia, 2006-07 (cat. no. 7125.0)