Victoria’s exports in FY 2009 were $20.4 billion down slightly from $20.5 billion in previous financial year.
The larger increases were in pharmaceuticals, meat, miscellaneous edible products, vegetables and fruit, cereals and petroleum.
The bigger export declines were in cars, car engines, steel, electrical machinery and gas.
Exports prices were volatile in FY2009 because of the large swings in the Australian dollar. The biggest year-on-year prices increases were in cereals, meat, iron and steel and chemical products. The biggest price declines were in non-ferrous metals (aluminium), hides and skins and petroleum.