Kempsey Shire

Exports

In Kempsey Shire, Manufacturing had the largest total exports by industry, generating $260 million in 2023/24.

Exports by industry are sales of goods and services to non-resident households, businesses and other organisations, outside Kempsey Shire boundaries. Exports (domestic) include all exports from the area to other parts of Australia. Exports (international) includes all exports from the Region to countries outside Australia.

To get the full picture how each industry sector contributes to the regional or state economy, export data should be viewed alongside the other industry characteristics in the Industry sector analysis section.

Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in the specific topic notes section.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Total exports by industry sector
Kempsey Shire2023/242018/19Change
Industry$m%. New South Wales$m%. New South Wales2018/19 - 2023/24
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing24.73.74.226.14.83.0-1.4
Mining4.70.711.93.20.613.9+1.5
Manufacturing259.738.816.3183.033.715.3+76.6
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services9.41.42.53.30.62.1+6.1
Construction3.00.40.24.00.70.2-1.0
Wholesale Trade17.32.64.912.72.35.5+4.6
Retail Trade75.211.22.334.46.32.1+40.8
Accommodation and Food Services56.78.52.844.48.22.6+12.3
Transport, Postal and Warehousing49.77.48.170.813.011.1-21.1
Information Media and Telecommunications1.60.27.00.60.14.7+1.0
Financial and Insurance Services2.80.413.13.10.612.8-0.2
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services3.20.50.73.10.61.0+0.1
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5.90.99.15.81.19.2+0.1
Administrative and Support Services33.75.02.431.75.82.7+1.9
Public Administration and Safety44.76.74.635.36.53.8+9.3
Education and Training45.16.74.254.810.14.7-9.7
Health Care and Social Assistance21.63.23.918.43.43.2+3.1
Arts and Recreation Services0.90.10.91.60.31.2-0.7
Other Services8.81.30.97.31.30.9+1.5
Total industries668.6100.0100.0543.7100.0100.0+124.9

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2025. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). Note: All $ values are expressed in 2022/23 base year dollar terms. NIEIR-ID data are inflation adjusted each year to allow direct comparison, and annual data releases adjust previous years’ figures to a new base year.Learn more

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the total exports by industry sectors in Kempsey Shire in 2023/24 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Manufacturing (260 million or 38.8%)
  • Retail Trade (75 million or 11.2%)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (57 million or 8.5%)

In combination these three industries accounted for 392 million in total or 58.6% of the total exports by industry in the Kempsey Shire.

In comparison, the same 3 industries in New South Wales accounted for 16.3% in Manufacturing; 2.3% in Retail Trade and 2.8% in Accommodation and Food Services.

The major differences between the total exports by industries of Kempsey Shire and New South Wales were:

  • A larger percentage of total exports by Manufacturing (38.8% compared to 16.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Financial and Insurance Services (0.4% compared to 13.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of total exports by Mining (0.7% compared to 11.9%)
  • A larger percentage of total exports by Retail Trade (11.2% compared to 2.3%)

Emerging groups

The total total exports by industry in Kempsey Shire $increased by 125 million between 2018/19 and 2023/24.

The largest changes in the total exports by industries between 2018/19 and 2023/24 in Kempsey Shire were for:

  • Manufacturing (+$77 million)
  • Retail Trade (+$41 million)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (+$12 million)
  • Public Administration and Safety (+$9 million)

Kempsey Shire

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