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Production of selected manufactured commodities
Table 18.22 shows the production of selected manufactured commodities for the period 1998-99 to 2001-02.
Volumes of unfortified wine, which includes red, white and rose wines, increased every year and was 49% higher in 2001-02 compared to volumes produced in 1998-99. Beer production, on the other hand, has remained at approximately the same level over the same period. Similarly, production of red meat has remained steady throughout the period while production of chicken meat has increased each year to be 18% higher in 2001-02 than in 1998-99. Tobacco and cigarette production trended down over the period, and was 13% lower in 2001-02 than production levels in 1998-99.
The major textiles commodities have for the most part decreased over the period, with production levels of cotton yarns in 2001-02 nearly 40% lower than in 1998-99. Production of wool and man-made fibre tops fell back to around 1998-99 levels in 2001-02, which were 12% lower than the high achieved in 2000-01.
Production of hardwood woodchips rose by 27% in 1999-2000 and by a further 4% in 2000-01 before falling by 8% in 2001-02. Production in 2001-02 was 22% higher than in 1998-99. Production of selected building materials, including ready mixed concrete, fluctuated over the 1998-99 to 2001-02 period, with 2000-01 being a year where production of all selected building materials fell from the 1999-2000 high, and 2001-02 seeing production levels rising again.
18.22 MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION, Selected commodities
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 | | Units | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | Percentage change from 1998-99 to 2001-02 |
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| Selected vehicles | | | | | | |
| Cars and station wagons for fewer than 10 persons | no. | 340,446 | 314,475 | 340,099 | 318,951 | -6.3 |
| Semi-trailers | no. | 3,966 | 3,934 | 3,755 | 4,053 | 2.2 |
| Selected food products and beverages | | | | | | |
| Brandy | '000 L | 787 | 676 | 640 | 417 | -47.0 |
| Grape spirit | '000 L | 5,443 | 6,106 | 4,456 | 6,731 | 23.7 |
| Unfortified wine | '000 L | 771,957 | 779,149 | 1,016,306 | 1,150,854 | 49.1 |
| Red meat | ’000 t | 3,009 | 3,031 | 3,171 | 3,067 | 1.9 |
| Chicken meat | ’000 t | 564 | 598 | 619 | 667 | 18.3 |
| Milk | ML | 10,178 | 10,847 | 10,545 | 11,271 | 10.7 |
| Cheese | ’000 t | 320 | 369 | 361 | 413 | 29.1 |
| Butter | ’000 t | 176 | 170 | 160 | 164 | -6.8 |
| Beer | ML | 1,738 | 1,768 | 1,745 | 1,744 | 0.3 |
| Tobacco and cigarettes | t | 21,045 | 20,688 | 19,125 | 18,367 | -12.7 |
| Sugar | kt | 4,998 | 5,448 | 4,162 | 4,610 | -7.8 |
| Selected textiles | | | | | | |
| Scoured and carbonised wool | t | 129,753 | 118,558 | 124,679 | 99,924 | -23.0 |
| Wool and man-made fibre tops | t | 53,162 | 55,335 | 61,315 | 53,828 | 1.3 |
| Wool yarns | t | 17,668 | 19,020 | 14,894 | 15,815 | -10.5 |
| Cotton yarns | t | 55,824 | 47,230 | 39,305 | 33,780 | -39.5 |
| Selected petroleum and metal products | | | | | | |
| Automotive gasoline | ML | 18,705 | 18,652 | 17,887 | 18,000 | -3.8 |
| Fuel oil | ML | 1,634 | 1,839 | 1,951 | 1,684 | 3.1 |
| Aviation turbine fuel | ML | 5,218 | 5,539 | 5,836 | 5,390 | 3.3 |
| Automotive diesel oil | ML | 12,968 | 12,737 | 13,212 | 13,065 | 0.7 |
| Alumina | ’000 t | 14,208 | 15,037 | 16,099 | 16,417 | 15.5 |
| Pig iron | kt | 7,453 | 6,489 | 6,096 | 6,062 | -18.7 |
| Raw steel | kt | 8,549 | 8,053 | 8,003 | 8,311 | -2.8 |
| Selected paper and wood products | | | | | | |
| Newsprint | ’000 t | 399 | 381 | 392 | 398 | -0.3 |
| Wood pulp | ’000 t | 871 | 861 | 895 | 843 | -3.2 |
| Undressed sawn timber | ’000 m3 | 3,613 | 3,983 | 3,523 | 4,120 | 14.0 |
| Hardwood woodchips | ’000 t | 4,856 | 6,164 | 6,402 | 5,912 | 21.7 |
| Selected building materials | | | | | | |
| Portland cement | ’000 t | 7,705 | 7,937 | 6,820 | 7,236 | -6.1 |
| Clay bricks | m | 1,593 | 1,736 | 1,448 | 1,514 | -5.0 |
| Ready mixed concrete | ’000 m3 | 18,600 | 20,634 | 17,250 | 19,447 | 4.6 |
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| Source: Australian Wine and Grape Industry (1329.0); Manufacturing Production, Australia (8301.0); ABARE, 'Australian Commodity Statistics, 2002'. |
International trade in manufactured commodities
Principal commodities exported
Table 18.23 shows the value of the top 20 manufacturing commodities exported from Australia, in the period 1998-99 to 2002-03. During the period exports of manufactured commodities grew in value by 26%, despite falling by 5% in 2002-03 from the value of manufacturing exports in 2001-02. Manufactured commodities made up 57% of the value of all exports in 2002-03, down from 61% in 1998-99.
In 2002-03, four manufacturing commodities contributed 24% of the total value of exports - petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (7.2%); non-ferrous metals (6.8%); meat and meat preparations (4.9%); and non-monetary gold (4.8%). Another large value commodity, road vehicles, which made up 2.4% of total exports in 1998-99 had doubled in value of export earnings to $4.2b in 2002-03 and represented 3.6% of the total value of Australian exports.
The value of exports of cereals and cereal preparations fell by 31% in 2002-03 from 2001-02, reflecting a reduction in raw materials available because of the drought being experienced throughout Australia. Reductions in the value of exports of dairy products and birds' eggs (by 25%), and meat and meat preparations (by 10%) were also recorded during the period.
18.23 EXPORTS OF SELECTED MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES
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| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | Change from 1998-99 to 2002-03 | Change from 2001-02 to 2002-03 | Share of total exports
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| Commodities as defined by the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | % | % | % |
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| Meat and meat preparations | 4,007 | 4,467 | 5,796 | 6,249 | 5,645 | 40.9 | -9.7 | 4.9 |
| Dairy products and birds' eggs | 2,226 | 2,383 | 2,971 | 3,156 | 2,371 | 6.5 | -24.9 | 2.1 |
| Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates, and preparations thereof | 1,221 | 1,538 | 1,718 | 1,663 | 1,485 | 21.6 | -10.7 | 1.3 |
| Cereals and cereal preparations | 5,001 | 4,940 | 5,936 | 6,482 | 4,486 | -10.3 | -30.8 | 3.9 |
| Beverages | 1,176 | 1,515 | 1,931 | 2,287 | 2,601 | 121.1 | 13.7 | 2.3 |
| Cork and wood | 686 | 777 | 886 | 882 | 994 | 45.0 | 12.7 | 0.9 |
| Textile fibres and their wastes (not manufactured into yarn or fabric) | 4,076 | 4,299 | 5,600 | 4,983 | 4,487 | 10.1 | -9.9 | 3.9 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials | 3,131 | 7,145 | 10,858 | 8,369 | 8,348 | 166.6 | -0.2 | 7.2 |
| Medicinal and pharmaceutical products | 1,333 | 1,715 | 2,230 | 2,262 | 2,004 | 50.3 | -11.4 | 1.7 |
| Non-metallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s. | 735 | 966 | 1,025 | 956 | 884 | 20.3 | -7.5 | 0.8 |
| Non-ferrous metals | 5,438 | 7,395 | 9,404 | 8,854 | 7,877 | 44.8 | -11.0 | 6.8 |
| Machinery specialised for particular industries | 1,382 | 1,112 | 1,344 | 1,398 | 1,263 | -8.6 | -9.6 | 1.1 |
| General industrial machinery and equipment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s. | 1,032 | 1,040 | 1,221 | 1,290 | 1,303 | 26.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| Office machines and automatic data processing machines | 1,459 | 1,312 | 1,564 | 1,657 | 1,480 | 1.4 | -10.7 | 1.3 |
| Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment | 741 | 1,183 | 1,454 | 1,083 | 808 | 8.9 | -25.5 | 0.7 |
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, parts (incl. non-elec. counterparts of electrical domestic equip.) | 1,273 | 1,322 | 1,720 | 1,680 | 1,667 | 31.0 | -0.8 | 1.4 |
| Road vehicles (incl. air-cushion vehicles) | 2,091 | 2,808 | 3,840 | 4,293 | 4,184 | 100.0 | -2.5 | 3.6 |
| Transport equipment (excl. road vehicles) | 1,403 | 1,672 | 1,200 | 1,860 | 2,011 | 43.4 | 8.2 | 1.7 |
| Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s. | 931 | 1,061 | 1,254 | 1,344 | 1,238 | 32.9 | -7.9 | 1.1 |
| Gold, non-monetary (excl. gold ores and concentrates) | 6,335 | 5,031 | 5,110 | 5,129 | 5,584 | -11.9 | 8.9 | 4.8 |
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| Source: ABS data available on request, International Trade. |
Principal commodities imported
Table 18.24 shows the value of the top 20 manufactured commodities imported into Australia, in the period 1998-99 to 2002-03. During the period imports of manufactured commodities grew in value by 33%. Manufactured commodities made up 92% of the value of all imports in 2002-03, down from 95% in 1998-99.
The major commodity imported into Australia during the period was road vehicles, which represented 12.6% of the total value of imports in 2002-03. Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials made up 7.9% of imports in 2002-03, and was one of the few large imported commodities which was not machinery of one type or another. In comparing the list of largest manufactured commodities that Australia exports with the list of imports in terms of value, it is apparent that many of Australia's manufactured exports are simply transformed manufactured commodities such as food products and metals, while the majority of manufactured imports are elaborately transformed commodities such as machinery and equipment.
18.24 IMPORTS OF SELECTED MANUFACTURED COMMODITIES(a)
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| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | Change from 1998-99 to 2002-03 | Change from 2001-02 to 2002-03 | Share of total imports
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| Commodities as defined by the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | % | % | % |
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| Road vehicles (incl. air-cushion vehicles) | 11,904 | 12,784 | 14,346 | 14,895 | 16,826 | 41.3 | 13.0 | 12.6 |
| Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials | 4,526 | 7,516 | 10,369 | 8,893 | 10,501 | 132.0 | 18.1 | 7.9 |
| Office machines and automatic data processing machines | 7,104 | 7,589 | 8,319 | 7,965 | 7,731 | 8.8 | -2.9 | 5.8 |
| General industrial machinery and equipment, n.e.s. and machine parts, n.e.s. | 5,770 | 5,398 | 5,726 | 6,221 | 7,064 | 22.4 | 13.5 | 5.3 |
| Telecommunications and sound recording and reproducing apparatus and equipment | 4,926 | 6,773 | 7,930 | 6,862 | 7,004 | 42.2 | 2.1 | 5.3 |
| Electrical machinery, apparatus, appliances, parts (incl. non-elec. counterparts of electrical domestic equip) | 5,870 | 6,213 | 6,791 | 6,629 | 6,959 | 18.5 | 5.0 | 5.2 |
| Transport equipment (excl. road vehicles) | 2,848 | 5,432 | 3,409 | 3,468 | 6,454 | 126.6 | 86.1 | 4.8 |
| Medicinal and pharmaceutical products | 3,041 | 3,520 | 4,370 | 5,009 | 5,285 | 73.8 | 5.5 | 4.0 |
| Machinery specialised for particular industries | 4,234 | 4,153 | 3,835 | 4,050 | 4,543 | 7.3 | 12.2 | 3.4 |
| Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 2,459 | 2,794 | 3,187 | 3,215 | 3,420 | 39.1 | 6.4 | 2.6 |
| Power generating machinery and equipment | 2,264 | 2,655 | 2,700 | 3,034 | 3,209 | 41.7 | 5.8 | 2.4 |
| Manufactures of metals, n.e.s. | 2,408 | 2,522 | 2,710 | 2,790 | 3,133 | 30.1 | 12.3 | 2.4 |
| Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, n.e.s. | 2,533 | 2,593 | 2,742 | 2,998 | 3,057 | 20.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| Gold, non-monetary (excl. gold ores and concentrates) | 2,351 | 2,397 | 1,688 | 2,219 | 2,959 | 25.8 | 33.3 | 2.2 |
| Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, n.e.s., and related products | 2,588 | 2,632 | 2,607 | 2,562 | 2,723 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 2.0 |
| Paper, paperboard, and articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard | 2,082 | 2,329 | 2,444 | 2,363 | 2,497 | 20.0 | 5.7 | 1.9 |
| Organic chemicals | 2,388 | 2,874 | 2,854 | 2,501 | 2,441 | 2.3 | -2.4 | 1.8 |
| Non-metallic mineral manufactures, n.e.s. | 1,579 | 1,878 | 1,871 | 1,970 | 2,116 | 34.1 | 7.4 | 1.6 |
| Iron and steel | 1,472 | 1,505 | 1,430 | 1,764 | 1,961 | 33.2 | 11.2 | 1.5 |
| Rubber manufactures, n.e.s. | 1,272 | 1,255 | 1,412 | 1,607 | 1,753 | 37.8 | 9.0 | 1.3 |
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