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TASMANIA

Recent economic indicators:


2010-11 Estimated resident population (September): Real Gross State Product growth (%): Real GSP per head growth (%): GSP (current prices) (A$m): Proportion of Australian GDP (%): Change in real final demand (%): Unemployment rate (%): 511,637 0.2 -0.4 24,218 1.7 2.8 6.1 2011-12 512,175 0.5 0.1 24,175 1.6 0.0 7.1

Goods and services trade:


Tasmania's trade with the world A$m
5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 2007

Tasmania's trade, 2012: A$m Goods Exports: Imports: 3,042 662 Services 411 376 Total 3,453 1,038

% Share of Australian trade Exports:


2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

1.2 0.3 -3.6%

0.8 0.6

1.2 0.3

Imports: over the last 5 years:

Exports

Imports

Average annual goods and services export growth

Goods trade:
Tasmania's major exports, 2012: A$m Zinc Aluminium Iron ores & concentrates Copper ores & concentrates Beef Goods vehicles Tin ores & concentrates Crustaceans Milk, cream, whey & yoghurt Chocolate & preparations of cocoa Tasmania's major export destinations, 2012: A$m China United States India Taiwan Malaysia 710 411 269 252 237 % Share 23.3 13.5 8.8 8.3 7.8 United States China Republic of Korea Thailand Singapore 537 374 309 274 117 112 108 102 64 46 Refined petroleum Residual petroleum products Prefabricated buildings Rotating electric plant & parts Animal feed Rubber tyres, treads & tubes Non-electric engines & motors Vehicle parts & accessories Power generating machinery & parts Passenger motor vehicles Tasmania's major import sources, 2012: A$m 118 97 75 58 49 % Share 17.8 14.7 11.3 8.8 7.4 Tasmania's major imports, 2012: A$m 98 44 34 29 25 24 22 21 20 16

Services trade:
Tasmania's major exports, 2012: A$m Personal travel excl education Education-related travel Business travel 206 132 36 % Share 50.1 32.1 8.8 Personal travel excl education Freight transport Business travel Tasmania's major imports, 2012: A$m 253 47 30 % Share 67.3 12.5 8.0

Compiled by the Trade Advocacy and Statistics Section DFAT using latest published ABS data. Based on DFAT STARS database and ABS Catalogue Nos 6291.0.55.003, 5220.0, 3101.0 and 5368.0. June 2013

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