IMPORTS OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL RECREATION GOODS
The value (in current prices) of sport and physical recreation goods imported into Australia during 2012–13 was $2,108.7m. This was higher than the $2,006.7m recorded in 2011–12.
8.3 Imports of selected sport and physical recreation goods(a), Current prices - 2006-07 to 2012-13 |
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| 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 |
| $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m | $m |
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Boats, yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports | 521.3 | 591.9 | 447.9 | 392.3 | 502.0 | 447.4 | 403.5 |
Bicycles and other cycles, not motorised | 174.9 | 174.5 | 239.9 | 199.5 | 219.7 | 210.1 | 252.6 |
General physical exercise, gymnasium or athletics articles and equipment | 241.1 | 227.4 | 247.4 | 221.6 | 216.6 | 237.1 | 249.9 |
Sports or physical recreation footwear | 175.7 | 142.2 | 161.4 | 152.2 | 142.4 | 169.9 | 196.1 |
Articles and equipment for sports or outdoor games, swimming pools and paddling pools nes | 109.8 | 100.7 | 127.9 | 125.0 | 130.4 | 134.8 | 150.1 |
Spark-ignition marine outboard motors | 186.3 | 169.8 | 137.6 | 143.6 | 131.2 | 132.5 | 130.6 |
Fishing rods, lines, fish-hooks and other line fishing tackle(b) | 78.4 | 73.9 | 88.5 | 72.3 | 78.2 | 80.4 | 91.8 |
Tents | 54.3 | 57.9 | 64.3 | 70.5 | 83.2 | 75.4 | 91.3 |
Total(c) | 2 082.5 | 2 078.8 | 2 055.5 | 1 889.2 | 2 027.4 | 2 006.7 | 2 108.7 |
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(a) All data are presented in Australian dollars using Customs Values. |
(b) Includes fish landing nets, butterfly nets and similar nets; decoy birds and similar hunting or shooting requisites. |
(c) Total includes imports of all sport and physical recreation goods. |
Source: ABS data available on request, International Trade in Goods and Services, Australia. |
The three product categories that contributed most to the value of imports, in 2012–13, were boats, yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports ($403.5m), bicycles and other cycles, not motorised ($252.6m) and general physical exercise, gymnasium or athletics articles and equipment ($249.9m). These categories also had high values in previous years. Other categories in the top five for 2012–13 were sports or physical recreation footwear ($196.1m) and other articles and equipment for sports or outdoor games, swimming pools and paddling pools not elsewhere specified ($150.1m). Together, these five sport and physical recreation product categories accounted for 59% (or $1,252.2m) of total imports of sport and physical recreation goods in 2012–13.