At 30 June 2005, industry value added per person employed in the Manufacturing industry was $104,700, an increase of $2,100 (2.0%) on the 30 June 2004 figure of $102,600. Over the same period, the largest increase in percentage terms in industry value added per person employed was in the Metal product manufacturing subdivision which increased by $48,800 (42.4%) from $115,000 to $163,800.
In 2004-05 the subdivision with the largest industry value added per person is Metal product manufacturing with $163,800. In contrast, the smallest defined subdivision was Textile, clothing, footwear & leather manufacturing which has an industry value added per person of only $38,100. This shows that Textile, clothing, footwear & leather manufacturing is far more labour intensive, relative to the value added, than Wood & paper product manufacturing.
INDUSTRY VALUE ADDED PER PERSON EMPLOYED, Tasmania (a)(b) r
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 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
|  |  |  |
| Industry subdivision | $'000 | $'000 | $'000 |
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| Food, beverage & tobacco manufacturing | 89.7 | 95.3 | 95.2 |
| Textile, clothing, footwear & leather manufacturing | 48.6 | 45.8 | 38.1 |
| Wood & paper product manufacturing | 162.3 | 150.8 | 138.5 |
| Printing, publishing & recorded media | 67.4 | 71.2 | 80.6 |
| Petroleum, coal, chemical & associated product manufacturing | 135.8 | 137.1 | 126.2 |
| Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing | 164.8 | 154.9 | 123.1 |
| Metal product manufacturing | 90.3 | 115.0 | 163.8 |
| Machinery & equipment manufacturing | 69.6 | 74.1 | 65.9 |
| Other manufacturing | 37.3 | 42.1 | 41.1 |
| Total manufacturing | 97.6 | 102.6 | 104.7 |
r revised
(a) Industry value added divided by the number of persons employed at the end of June.
(b) Value data are at current prices and therefore do not discount the impact of price changes.
Source: Manufacturing Industry, Australia (cat. no. 8221.0). |
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