Find profiles, forecasts, statistics and other information on Australian industries & markets
When you investigate an industry that you're not familiar with, remember that industries often differ significantly from each other in some important aspects.
Do a quick comparison of the Australian retail and iron ore industries. Think in terms of concentration of ownership, workforce characteristics, cyclicality, import/export orientation, public acceptance, environmental concerns and government impact. They differ in every aspect.
Also bear in mind that industries often overlap and bleed into each other. For example, the coal industry is part of the mining industry, but it is also part of the energy and steel industries. So when you're looking for industry statistics, you may find yourself constrained and frustrated by the neat categories found in the major industry classification schemes.
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