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Key Figures

		2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2008-09 to 2009-10 % change
Number of Exporters (No.)
	Total goods exporters	43 098	43 259	42 652	-1.4
	Total services exporters	3 558	3 400	3 613	6.3
	Total exporters(a)	45 604	45 559	45 057	-1.1
Value of Exports ($m)
	Total goods exports	180 857	230 829	200 720	-13.0
	Total services exports	50 028	52 619	52 017	-1.1
	Total value of exports	230 885	283 448	252 737	-10.8
(a) Total exporters only counts once those businesses which export both goods and services.

Total Number of Exporters

• The total number of exporters of goods and services decreased in 2009-10 to 45,057, a decrease of 1% from 2008-09 (45,559).
• Less than 1% (241) of the total number of goods exporters had a total value of exports worth '$100m or more'. This is a decrease from 2008-09 by 15 exporters (6%). In 2009-10, these exporters contributed $164b (82%) by value to total goods exports.
• 1% (33) of the total number of services exporters had a total value of services exports worth '$100m or more'. These exporters contributed 16% of the total value of services exports.
• 68% (28,816) of the total number of goods exporters had a total value of exports less than $100,000, contributing $660m (less than 1%) of the total value of goods exports.
• There were 536 goods exporters in the Mining industry. Although these business represented 1% of the total number of goods exporters, they contributed $97b (48%) of the total value of goods exports.
• There were 12,027 goods exporters in the Wholesale trade industry. Although these businesses represented 28% of the total number of goods exporters, they contributed $24b (12%) of the total value of goods exports.
• The total value of Travel services exports was $33b (63%) of total services exports.