2014-15 KEY INDUSTRY POINTS
- The estimates in this publication cover the performance of selected industries compiled from the annual Economic Activity Survey (EAS). For more information about the scope and coverage of the EAS please refer to paragraphs 6-21 of the Explanatory Notes in this issue.
- The Health care and social assistance (private) industry in 2014-15 had strong growth across all key data items. Sales and service income grew by 13.8% to $84.2b and industry value added (IVA) grew by 12.8% to $76.7b. Employment for this industry increased by approximately 51,000 people (5%), with wages and salaries increasing by 10.3% to $46.5b. This industry has seen strong demand for its products and services from Australia's ageing population in recent years.
- The Construction industry also showed positive growth in IVA, increasing by $8.2b (7.6%), with similar growth in sales and service income increasing by $26.3b (7.4%). The largest contribution to this growth has been from residential construction activity.
- In contrast the industries that showed the largest declines were Mining and Manufacturing with falls in sales and service income of $8.5b (-3.9%) and $7.9b (-2%) respectively.
2014-15 KEY INDUSTRY FIGURES
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| ANZSIC Division | Employment at end June |  | Sales and service income | | Industry value added |
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| '000 | '000 | % | | $m | $m | % | | $m | $m | % |
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| A Agriculture | 498 | 477 | -4.2 | | 77 348 | 85 639 | 10.7 | | 26 600 | 30 656 | 15.2 |
| B Mining | 186 | 173 | -7.0 | | 220 353 | 211 868 | -3.9 | | 127 698 | 118 281 | -7.4 |
| C Manufacturing | 879 | 856 | -2.6 | | 385 652 | 377 749 | -2.0 | | 96 824 | 98 058 | 1.3 |
| D Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 113 | 112 | -0.9 | | 117 762 | 112 519 | -4.5 | | 43 830 | 44 113 | 0.6 |
| E Construction | 1 059 | 1 038 | -2.0 | | 355 923 | 382 193 | 7.4 | | 107 964 | 116 155 | 7.6 |
| F Wholesale trade | 563 | 543 | -3.6 | | 476 999 | 481 776 | 1.0 | | 64 020 | 61 103 | -4.6 |
| G Retail trade | 1 278 | 1 316 | 3.0 | | 382 768 | 388 155 | 1.4 | | 70 139 | 71 126 | 1.4 |
| H Accommodation and food services | 914 | 963 | 5.4 | | 91 295 | 91 793 | 0.5 | | 37 038 | 38 579 | 4.2 |
| I Transport, postal and warehousing | 570 | 574 | 0.7 | | 149 890 | 154 106 | 2.8 | | 66 345 | 69 713 | 5.1 |
| J Information media and telecommunications | 165 | 170 | 3.0 | | 72 929 | 75 901 | 4.1 | | 36 145 | 36 669 | 1.4 |
| L Rental, hiring and real estate services | 399 | 403 | 1.0 | | 110 095 | 120 563 | 9.5 | | 66 653 | 71 575 | 7.4 |
| M Professional, scientific and technical services | 960 | 964 | 0.4 | | 188 691 | 194 204 | 2.9 | | 103 849 | 108 394 | 4.4 |
| N Administrative and support services | 814 | 812 | -0.2 | | 74 493 | 78 241 | 5.0 | | 50 216 | 53 269 | 6.1 |
| O Public administration and safety (private) | 82 | 85 | 3.7 | | 9 952 | 10 139 | 1.9 | | 5 653 | 5 536 | -2.1 |
| P Education and training (private) | 383 | 399 | 4.2 | | 19 965 | 21 397 | 7.2 | | 23 718 | 25 678 | 8.3 |
| Q Health care and social assistance (private) | 1 028 | 1 079 | 5.0 | | 73 979 | 84 222 | 13.8 | | 68 020 | 76 698 | 12.8 |
| R Arts and recreation services | 217 | 201 | -7.4 | | 28 903 | 30 733 | 6.3 | | 11 829 | 12 171 | 2.9 |
| S Other services | 479 | 472 | -1.5 | | 56 282 | 57 649 | 2.4 | | 29 717 | 28 710 | -3.4 |
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| Note: This table excludes Division K Financial and insurance services and businesses/organisations classified to the General Government sector. For more information about the scope of the Economic Activity Survey, please refer to paragraphs 6-21 of the Explanatory Notes in this issue. |
| Source: Australian Industry (cat. no. 8155.0) |
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