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At 30 June 2000, manufacturing establishments in Australia employed 932,800 persons. During 1999-2000 those establishments paid $35,482m in wages and salaries and generated $231,145m of turnover and $70,018m of value added (table 19.3).

The manufacturing subdivisions with the most persons employed at 30 June 2000 were Machinery and equipment manufacturing (200,700), Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing (168,100) and Metal product manufacturing (144,600). Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing (35,600) was the smallest employer, accounting for only 3.8% of manufacturing employment. Information on manufacturing employment by State/Territory is in table 19.11.

Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing was the largest contributor to total manufacturing turnover and to total industry value added (IVA). The industry's turnover of $51,089m was 22% of the total for manufacturing, and its value added of $14,496m accounted for 21%. Other subdivisions making major contributions were Machinery and equipment manufacturing (19% of turnover and 20% of value added), Metal product manufacturing (18% and 15%) and Petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product manufacturing (16% and 14%). Information on industry value added and turnover by State/Territory is contained in tables 19.6 and 19.10 respectively.

19.3 MANUFACTURING, Summary of Operations by Industry - 1999-2000
Industry subdivision	Employment at 30 June(a) ’000	Wages and salaries(b) $m	Turnover $m	Industry value added $’000
Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing	168.1	6,140	51,089	14,496
Textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing	65.3	1,895	9,337	3,058
Wood and paper product manufacturing	64.8	2,276	14.060	4,747
Printing, publishing and recorded media	99.6	3,879	17256	7,238
Petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product manufacturing	97.5	4,321	36,002	9,953
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing	35.6	1,517	10,560	3,650
Metal product manufacturing	144.6	5,789	41,304	10,809
Machinery and equipment manufacturing	200.7	8,149	44,350	13,739
Other manufacturing	56.6	1,516	7,188	2,327
Total manufacturing	932.8	35,482	231,145	70,018
(a) Includes working proprietors. (b) Excludes the drawings of working proprietors. Source: Manufacturing Industry, Australia, Preliminary (8201.0).

The generally direct relationship between employment and contribution to IVA is indicated in graph 19.4. The four industry subdivisions that employed 66% of the manufacturing workforce in 1999-2000, namely Machinery and equipment manufacturing; Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing; Metal product manufacturing; and Printing, publishing and recorded media, also contributed 66% of IVA.