QUEENSLAND'S GERMAN CONNECTIONS - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE

Trade and tourism

Queensland’s top merchandise export destinations, 2006–07 and 2010–11

In 2010–11, Queensland accounted for just under a quarter (23.3%) of Australia’s total merchandise exports to Germany. That share was valued at $492.5 million, up 25.2% from the previous year, with Germany ranked 19th in Queensland’s mer chandise export destinations .

2006–07

2010–11

Share of total Queensland exports

Share of total Queensland exports

Country

Rank

Value

Rank

Value

number

$m

per cent

number

$m

per cent

Japan

1 3 4 2 5

9,204.0 2,746.3 2,737.9 3,910.2 2,269.8

26.0

1 2

11,223.6 6,698.9

22.7 13.6 13.1 12.0

India

7.7 7.7

China

3 6,477.7

South Korea

11.0

4 5

5,902.7 2,722.4

Taiwan

6.4

5.5 1.0

Germany

16

482.6

1.4 Germany 19

492.5

Nominal value of merchandise exports to Germany, five years to 2010–11

Queensland’s German exports have recovered to 2007-06 levels but are still just over half the peak values achieved prior to the GFC. Since 2006-07, Queensland has generally provided between one-quarter and one-third – up to 36.6% in 2008-09 – of Australia’s total exports to Germany.

Queensland

Australia

Qld’s share of Australia

Financial year

Value

Yearly change

Value

Yearly change

$m

per cent

$m

per cent

per cent

2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

482.6 405.5 804.5 393.2 492.5

17.3 -16.0 98.4 -51.1 25.2

1,443.5 1,450.1 2,197.3 1,654.3 2,115.1

1.8 0.5

33.4 28.0 36.6 23.8 23.3

51.5 -24.7 27.9

Queensland’s major merchandise exports to Germany, nominal value and contribution % in order of highest exports in 2010–11, five years ending 2010–11

Major export items in 2010-11 included coal, coke and briquettes ($297.8m), metalliferous ores and metal scrap ($124.2m), miscellaneous manufactured articles ($20.2m), meat and meat preparations ($9.0m), vegetables and fruit ($5.2m).

Financial year

Commodity

2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11

— $m —

Coal, coke and briquettes

273.0

218.7

539.1

181.3

297.8

90.2

124.2

Metalliferous ores and metal scrap

136.0

155.7

128.6

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, nes

15.2

23.0

23.8

20.5

20.2

Meat and meat preparations

9.3

13.9

13.0

7.7

9.0

8.4

5.2

Vegetables and fruit

4.5

6.5

6.7

Other

64.5

36.1

44.6

53.2

48.4

Total

482.6

405.5

804.5

393.2

492.5

— per cent —

Coal, coke and briquettes

56.6

53.9

67.0

46.1

60.5

Metalliferous ores and metal scrap

28.2

22.2

19.4

32.7

25.2

Australia’s services exports to Germany declined by 5.0%, to $995m in 2010–11, although Australia’s services imports from Germany grew by 14.6% or $185m

Miscellaneous manufactured articles, nes

3.1

5.7

3.0

5.2

4.1

Meat and meat preparations

1.9

3.4

1.6

2.0

1.8

Vegetables and fruit

0.9

1.6

1.0

1.7

1.1

for the same period to a total of almost $1.5 billion (table not shown).

Other

9.3

13.1

8.0

12.3

7.3

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

300