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From 2003-04 to 2004-05, manufacturing sales and service income in Tasmania increased by $553m (9.7%), from $5,686m to $6,239m. This compared to a 3.9% increase in the previous financial year.

In 2004-05, the largest contributors to manufacturing sales and income were the Metal product manufacturing industry subdivision, at $1,676m (26.9% of the Manufacturing industry total), the Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing industry subdivision, $1,450m (23.2%) and the Wood and paper product manufacturing industry subdivision, $1,173m (18.8%).

MANUFACTURING SALES AND SERVICE INCOME, Tasmania(a)r
	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05
Industry subdivision	$m	$m	$m
Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing	1,710	1,238	1,450
Textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing	193	181	162
Wood and paper product manufacturing	1,217	1,217	1,173
Printing, publishing and recorded media	195	207	241
Petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product manufacturing	506	464	523
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing	132	165	189
Metal product manufacturing	1,270	1,446	1,676
Machinery and equipment manufacturing	590	649	694
Other manufacturing	103	120	132
Total manufacturing	5,915	5,686	6,239
r revised (a) Value data are at current prices and therefore do not discount the impact of price changes. Source: Manufacturing Industry, Australia (cat. no. 8221.0).