SA’s TRANSPORT &

LOGISTICS INDUSTRY-

It’s Bigger Than You

Think!

Proudly Brought to You By the Transport and Logistics Industry!

T&L is Everywhere! Each & Every Day!

Key Facts

Had a turnover of $8.4 billion

Generated $3.7 billion of value added (returns to labour and

capital)

Represented 6.9% of SA’s Gross State Product.[1]

[1] 2006/07 Figures adjusted to 2010 dollars for inflation ONLY ie: not allowing for any industry growth – or retraction!

In 2010 the industry:

Key Fact

46%9%

2%

9%

34%

Share of Turnover, Per Sector

Road transport

Rail, pipeline & other transport

Water transport

Air & space transport

Services to transport; storage

Share of Turnover (per sector)

Employed 29,000 people (about 31,000 Full Time Equivalents {FTE}).

Represented 4.4% of state employment.

Contributed induced employment effects, estimated at 50,700 FTE.

Key Fact

In 2006/07 T&L in SA:

Key Fact

Share of Employment (FTE per sector)

63%

7%

1%6%

23%

Road transport

Rail, pipeline & other transport

Water transport

Air & space transport

Services to transport; storage

Key Fact

40% bigger than the wine industry

40% bigger than the motor vehicle industry

70% the size of the mining industry, and also the

agricultural sector

The T&L industry in SA is:

Key Fact

In 2010 SA’s T&L industry:

will pay an estimated $355 million of direct taxes (excluding

income tax).

28,300 Rigid Trucks

7,000 Articulated Trucks

Key Fact

In 2009, registered vehicles in SA included:

Key Fact

$25 billion in total including…

$10 billion international exports

$14 billion interstate exports

$1 billion overseas services exports

SA Exports amount to:

THANK YOUNeil Murphy

Chief Executive OfficerSouth Australian Freight Council Inc

Tel: (08) 8447 0688Email:

murphy.neil@safreightcouncil.com.au.