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How wrong are "We" - The Australian Public about Mining?


Australians wildly overestimate the size and significance of the mining industry, according to a survey to be released today........

......When asked how big the sector is, people say mining employs 16per cent of Australian workers, when the actual figure is 1.9per cent.....

......."The survey found Australians believe that mining accounts for more than one-third of economic activity but Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that the mining industry accounts for around 9.2per cent of GDP, about the same contribution as manufacturing and slightly smaller than the finance industry," he said.


We wrongly believe mining's the big Australian industry: survey