BUSINESS MARKETS AND COMPETITION


Statistics on Main source of business income, Main supplier of goods and services, Reliance on clients, customers and buyers, Amount of competition experienced by businesses and Size of competitors can be accessed via the Downloads tab.


Geographic markets in which businesses sold goods or services

Businesses were asked to indicate the geographic markets in which they sold goods or services during the year ended 30 June 2015. Businesses could report more than one geographic market.

Geographic markets in which businesses sold goods or services, by employment size(a)(b), 2014-15
	0-4 persons	5-19 persons	20-199 persons	200 or more persons	Total
	%	%	%	%	%
Local(c)	80.8	84.2	83.6	83.2	82.1
Outside of local area but within the state or territory	35.2	37.9	44.9	64.4	37.0
Outside of state or territory but within Australia	20.3	22.7	37.0	60.0	22.5
Overseas	5.9	7.2	15.2	30.4	7.1
(a) Proportions are of all businesses in each output category.
(b) Businesses could report more than one geographic market.
(c) The local market is defined as the immediate area, town or city in which the business is located.

Overall, just over four in five businesses sold their goods or services in their local market (82%), more than double the proportion of businesses that reported selling outside of local area but within the state or territory (37%).

The Accommodation and food services industry recorded the highest proportion of businesses that sold their goods or services in their local market (95%). The Agriculture, forestry and fishing industry recorded the highest proportion of businesses that sold outside of the local area but within the state or territory (59%). One in four businesses in the Information, media and telecommunications industry reported having sold in an overseas market (25%).

The proportion of innovation-active businesses that reported having sold goods or services overseas (10%) was double that of non innovation-active businesses (5%).

Further statistics relating to geographic markets in which businesses sold goods or services can be accessed via the Downloads tab.


Government procurement

Businesses were asked if they entered into a formal agreement or contract to supply goods or services to any government agency during the year ended 30 June 2015. Businesses were asked if the agreement or contract was with federal government and/or state/territory or local government.

Government procurement, by level of government, by employment size(a)(b), 2014-15
			0-4 persons	5-19 persons	20-199 persons	200 or more persons	Total
			%	%	%	%	%
Businesses that reported agreements or contracts with:
		Federal government	1.2	2.6	7.7	15.9	2.2
		State/Territory or local government	4.0	8.6	14.6	23.6	6.4
		Any government agency	5.0	9.3	17.2	27.2	7.4
(a) Proportions are of all businesses in each output category.
(b) Businesses could identify both federal government and state/territory or local government.

Overall, 7% of businesses entered into a formal agreement or contract to supply goods or services to any government agency during the year ended 30 June 2015. A larger proportion of businesses had agreements or contracts with state/territory or local government agencies (6%) than with federal government agencies (2%).

The proportion of innovation-active businesses that reported formal agreements or contracts to supply goods or services to any government agencies was double that of non innovation-active businesses (10% and 5% respectively).

Further statistics relating to government procurement can be accessed via the Downloads tab.