Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Merchandise Exports Merchandise Exports The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Merchandise Exports The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:28): I think the minister misunderstood the question. Does the minister have any information as to whether South Australia's share of the national export figures are up or down, based on this time last year? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council Minister for Trade and Investment Merchandise Exports The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY (Minister for Trade and Investment) (14:28): I think that I do have a little bit of extra information. South Australia's merchandise exports share was down 2.9 per cent— The Hon. K.J. Maher Legislative Council The Hon. K.J. Maher: Down or down to 2.9 per cent? The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY Legislative Council The Hon. D.W. RIDGWAY: South Australia's national share of merchandise exports was 2.9 per cent, down from 3.5 per cent earlier. Of course, we have some other states: Tasmania down 2.6 per cent and New South Wales down 2.9 per cent.