• Summary
• Downloads
• Explanatory Notes
• Related Information
• Past Releases

NAME OF COLLECTION
Manufacturing Survey

Contact
Supervisor
Output and Dissemination Group
Manufacturing Section
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 796
SYDNEY NSW 2001

Telephone: Sydney 02 9268 4541
Facsimile: Sydney 02 9268 4599
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Web site: <www.abs.gov.au>

Purpose
To provide structure and performance information about manufacturing businesses and commodity sales data. Included among the industries and commodities covered by the collection are those involved in downstream processing of minerals.

Description
A census of manufacturing businesses is conducted every five years. In other years, a survey of a sample of businesses is conducted.

Data are collected by mail questionnaire.

From the 2001-02 collection, this survey will move to a new collection strategy, utilising the greater availability of business taxation data.

Main data detail

• employment;
• wages and salaries;
• turnover before 2000-01;
• sales and service income from 2000-01;
• industry value added - replaced industry gross product from 1997-98;
• direct exports (i.e. exports undertaken directly by the manufacturer); and
• commodities including processed and refined minerals.

Frequency of data availability
Annual.

Reference period
Year ended 30 June.

Historical data
Data are available from 1968-69, except for 1970-71 and 1985-86 when no collection was undertaken.

Products and services
Publications

• Manufacturing, Australia (cat. no. 8225.0)
• Manufacturing Industry, Australia (cat. no. 8221.0)
• Manufacturing Industry, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (cat. no. 8221.1)
• Manufacturing Industry, Queensland (cat. no. 8221.3)
• Manufacturing Industry, South Australia (cat. no. 8221.4)
• Manufacturing Industry, Tasmania (cat. no. 8221.6)
• Manufacturing Industry, Victoria (cat. no. 8221.2)
• Manufacturing Industry, Western Australia (cat. no. 8221.5)

• Special data services are available on request - data which can be obtained include commodity production, operating expenses, capital expenditure and profits data.