Manufacturing Industry

684 The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay) (25 August 2021). How is the government supporting the manufacturing export industry, in particular relating to elaborative manufactured engineering products, after an approximate decrease of 20 per cent as per the SA overseas goods exports figures?

The Hon. S.J.R. PATTERSON (Morphett—Minister for Trade and Investment): I have been advised the following:

The latest data (2020-21) shows a decline slowing to 7 per cent, better than the national result which declined 11 per cent in the same period.

More positively though 2020-21 this sector increased exports with vehicle parts manufacturers increasing by 8 per cent year on year.

The Growth State plan is the Marshall Liberal government’s mechanism to drive growth—growing investment into the priority growth sectors, which in turn drives increased exports.

The manufactured engineering products mentioned occur across the Growth State sectors, especially the space, defence, hi-tech, and the minerals and energy sectors.

A detailed assessment of Growth State initiatives are available on the Growth State plan website.

<https://www.growthstate.sa.gov.au/plan>

These initiatives are driven by priorities identified by industry in the nine industry-driven Growth State sector strategies.