Queensland Life Sciences Industry Report 2012 (PDF, 3.5MB)

Queensland Life Sciences Industry Report 2012
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12. EXPORTS AND INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATIONS
“Over half of respondents exported goods and services, deriving an average
of 39% of their income from exports in 2011 (compared to 33% in 2009).”
Figure 45: Largest export markets by country (58 respondents)
12.1 Exporting and Export Markets
12.1.1 Export Revenue
Sixty-three organisations (54% of 116 respondents)
exported goods and services. The average amount
of their income derived from exports in 2011 was
39%. In the 2009 survey, this average was 33%.
For companies only (52) the average was 43%
of their income (median 15%) and for research
organisations the average was 12.5% (median 10%).
12.1.2 Current Export Markets
Figure 46: Largest export market regions for the QLS Industry (58 respondents)
Respondents (58) nominated the following
countries as their three largest export markets
(Figure 45):
1. United States of America
2. New Zealand
3. United Kingdom
The ‘Other’ category included 11 countries
(see the Appendices for a list of these countries).
Asia was the largest export market region for QLS
organisations (Figure 46). North America, Oceania
and Europe also represented significant markets.