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KEY FIGURES

		2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2010–11 to 2011–12 % change
Number of Exporters (No.)
	Total goods exporters	42 652	42 734	43 080	1
	Total services exporters	3 124	3 264	2 937	–10
	Total exporters(a)	44 581	44 766	44 751	–
Value of Exports ($m)
	Total goods exporters	200 720	245 724	264 027	7
	Total services exporters	51 311	50 310	50 814	1
	Total exporters	252 031	296 034	314 841	6
– nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) (a) The count of total exporters includes once only those businesses which export both goods and services. There is no accurate methodology to calculate the overlap between goods and services exporters so these data are a careful estimate and should be used with caution.

Total Number of Exporters

KEY POINTS

• The total number of exporters of goods and services was 44,751 in 2011–12, almost unchanged from 2010–11 (44,766).
• There was a decrease in the number of service exporters, down 327 (10%) to 2,937. The number of goods exporters increased slightly, by 346 (1%) to 43,080.
• The decrease in the number of service exporters was largely due to a fall in the number exporting services exports valued at 'Less than $1m', down 298 (13%) to 2,076.
• While the value of goods exports by each industry increased, the number of exporters decreased in 'Agriculture, forestry and fishing' by 87 (9%), 'Manufacturing' by 241 (3%) and 'Wholesale trade' by 64 (1%).
• There was no change to the number of 'Large' goods exporters (steady at 4,207). The number of 'Medium' goods exporters decreased by 177 (1%) while the number of 'Small' goods exporters increased by 523 (3%).
• The number of services falls in almost all categories, with the largest decreases being in 'Manufacturing and repair n.i.e' down 217 (39%) and 'Construction services' down 102 (21%).