The Australian manufacturing industry contributes to the economy through skills, knowledge and goods.
Our report provides key indicators on the performance of the manufacturing industry. These include:
- employment
- gross value added
- trade
Key statistics
Australia’s manufacturing industry currently:
- contributes around $100 billion to Australian GDP annually (Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Cat. No. 5206.0, March 2020)
- employs around 900,000 Australians (Source: ABS Cat. No. 6291.0.55.003, February 2020)
- contributes 26.4% of business expenditure on research and development (R&D) (Source: ABS Cat. No. 8104.0, 2017-18)
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For the most recent version of the report, email structuraladjustment@industry.gov.au