The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Australian global shipments during 2016. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Australia.
Ores, slag, ash: US$48.9 billion (25.8% of total exports)
Mineral fuels including oil: $47.5 billion (25.1%)
Gems, precious metals: $15.8 billion (8.4%)
Meat: $8.3 billion (4.4%)
Cereals: $5.1 billion (2.7%)
Machinery including computers: $4.9 billion (2.6%)
Inorganic chemicals: $4.7 billion (2.5%)
Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $2.9 billion (1.5%)
Australian meat was the top gainer up in value by 60.5% over the 7-year period starting in 2009. Meat subcategory winners include frozen, fresh and chilled red meat from cows, sheep and goats.
The second-fastest increase belongs to the ores, slag and ash category, up by 56.5% led by precious metal ores, iron and copper.
Third among product categories with improving international sales was optical, technical and medical apparatus (up 32.9%).
Australian electrical machinery and equipment–notably telephone sets including smartphones–moved ahead by 25.1%, closely followed by the gems and precious metals category led by coins, precious metals scrap, diamonds and gold shipments. ..."
Full Source: http://www.worldstopexports.com/australias-top-10-exports/
Under 10% manufacured goods, is pretty poor, we make such a good fit with China's huge manufacturing technological capacity.
If there ever is another cooling off Russia-China, we would be well placed on the "Ores etc" catergory supply, but if we piss China off
we will lose about 33 /% of our current exports total.
Having seen the manufacturing we had during the 1960s/1970s, its a bitter pill to swallow, seems under the nwo plan we be destinedto be
a consumer state / tourist / r&r destination / war games location.
