THE TRANSPORT SECTOR IN THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY

This paper presents information about the transport sector in Australia. Included are details of the relative importance of the transport sector in the Australian economy, transport costs in the production and distribution of commodities, the contribution that transport makes to Australia's balance of payments and some international comparisons. The supply of transport services in the economy involves the transport operations industries (road, rail, sea and air) and various other transport related industries concerned with the manufacture and repair of vehicles, the refining of fuel, the wholesaling and retailing of transport equipment, and the construction of roads and terminals. (TRRL)

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• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 120 p.
• Serial:
  • Australia. Bureau of Transport Economics. Informat
  • Issue Number: 22
  • Publisher: Australian Government Publishing Service
  • ISSN: 0158-164X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Balance of payments; Commodities; Costs; Economics; Freight transportation; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 224: Cost; 284: Delivery; 285: Demand (econ); 255: Economics; 263: Economics of transport; 741: Goods traffic; 309: Household; 332: Industry; 9034: International; 698: Journey; 675: Modal split; 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport; 6555: Statistics; 293: Ton mile; 330: Trade; 1155: Transport; 1145: Transport mode; 292: Vehicle mile
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00469983
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-644-06834-5
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 31 1988 12:00AM