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Australian business R&D spending by industry
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The three largest industries together accounted for 72.5% of the national business total.
Australian business R&D spending by industry
The Australian Bureau of Statistics ranks the ten largest industries by 2023 to 2024 spending. Values are in current Australian dollars. The ten industries cover about 93.5% of the national business total.
| Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 6,972 | 9,171 | Source 1 |
| Manufacturing | 5,203 | 5,047 | Source 1 |
| Financial and insurance services | 3,072 | 3,479 | Source 1 |
| Mining | 886 | 1,219 | Source 1 |
| Wholesale trade | 920 | 1,193 | Source 1 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 758 | 912 | Source 1 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 454 | 548 | Source 1 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 347 | 483 | Source 1 |
| Retail trade | 351 | 472 | Source 1 |
| Administrative and support services | 261 | 292 | Source 1 |