In 2000-01, wages and salaries paid in the manufacturing industry in Tasmania amounted to $776.2 million, a decrease of $2.9 million (0.4%) from the 1999-2000 figure of $779.1 million.
From 1999-2000 to 2000-01, total wages and salaries paid rose in four of the nine manufacturing industry subdivisions. In dollar terms, Metal product manufacturing had the largest increase, up $33.5 million, from $124.7 million in 1999-2000 to $158.2 million in 2000-01. Over the same period, the largest decrease in wages and salaries paid was for the Wood and paper product manufacturing subdivision, down $35.6 million, from $156.8 million in 1999-2000 to $121.2 million in 2000-01.
WAGES AND SALARIES IN MANUFACTURING, Tasmania(a)(b)(c)
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| 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 |
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Industry subdivision | $m | $m | $m |
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Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing | 204.9 | 214.5 | 203.7 |
Textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing | 45.7 | 40.7 | 40.9 |
Wood and paper product manufacturing | 164.6 | 156.8 | 121.2 |
Printing, publishing and recorded media | 48.5 | 50.4 | 49.2 |
Petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product manufacturing | 48.7 | 41.3 | 52.3 |
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing | 32.2 | 32.3 | 37.2 |
Metal product manufacturing | 149.8 | 124.7 | 158.2 |
Machinery and equipment manufacturing | 98.4 | 104.2 | 102.2 |
Other manufacturing | 13.4 | 14.3 | 11.3 |
Total manufacturing | 806.3 | 779.1 | 776.2 |
(a) These data are for manufacturing management units, and represent a break in series from the manufacturing establishment data previously published.
(b) Excludes working proprietors.
(c) Value data are at current prices and therefore do not discount the impact of price changes.
Source: Manufacturing Industry, Australia (cat. no. 8221.0). |