关于澳大利亚经济的介绍

AustraliaTheEconomyofAustraliaEconomyAustraliahasaprosperousWestern-stylecapitalisteconomyAustraliaisself-sufficientinfood,isalsoahighlyindustrializedcountry,anddependsonlargelyonforeigntrade.Australiaindustriesarehighlyconcentrated,with14largenationalmonopolies（垄断部门）.Agricultureisoneoftheworld’sleadingproducersoffoodandnaturefibers.-----Itistheworld’slargestexporterofwool,thesecondlargestexporterofmeatandthethirdlargestexporterofwheat.-----Australiaisrichinnatureresources,whichisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproducersofmineralsandmetals.-----Itisamiddle-leveltradingnation.Themainfeatureoftradeisthatithasalwaysinvolvedtheexchangedofrawmaterialsforfinishedproducts.Preliminaryestimate，theGDPofAustraliain2010is1235billiondollars,ranking14thintheworld.Forthepopulationdistribution,differentregions’sharesarequiteuneven.Hereisachartaboutit.Atthementionofeconomy,mostofuswillthinkofitsanothernames——“countryonthesheep”and“countryonthetramcar”.Actually,woolindustryandminingindustryarethemostimportantpartsinAustralia’seconomy.Australianwoolproductionaccountsfor32%ofworldwoolproduction,95%forexport,amongwhich50%ofexportsinAsia,ithasanannualincomeof20billiondollars.Australianwoolcanmeetthe45%worldwidedemandofwool.Therefore,Australiaisawoolkingdom.Merino（美利奴羊）TheamazingproductionisbasedonAustralia’ssheepfarming.Therearemanykindsofsheep,ofwhichMerinoismostproductive.AnadultMerinosheepweighing60-140kg,hiswoolissoft,about20micronsthickand10cmlong.Hiswoolisasuperiorrawmaterials.Persheepcanproduce10-20kilogramsofwoolatatime.Hampshire（汉普郡羊）Cheviot（切维厄特绵羊）BorderDale（戴尔边区羊）Texel（特塞尔羊）Polwarth（波尔沃思羊）Lincoln（林肯羊）PollDorset（无角陶赛特羊）Romney（罗姆尼羊）Drysdale（德赖斯代尔羊）Perendale（派伦代尔羊）TheminingisthepillaroftheAustralianeconomy,takingup5%ofGDP.Over10percentpeopleworkonminingormetalandmineralexport.NaturalresourcesinAustraliaareabundantandvarious.Thereserveofironranksthirdintheworld,coalrankingsixth,aluminium(铝)rankingthird.Inadditiontocommonmetals,raremetalresourcesarealsorich,suchasgold.Australiaisthethirdgoldexportingcountry.TherichresourcesinAustraliadrawinvestors’attentioninthewholeworld.RecentlymuchChinesecompaniesmarchedtoAustralia.Theyhavesignedcontractstoimportvariousminerals.InthepastfewyearsAustraliahasgotmoreandmoreconnectionswithChina.NowChinahasbecomethebiggestimportingcountryofit.Thetotaltradebetweentwosidesreached44billiondollarsby2007.Thoughwoolproductionandminingareprosperous,serviceindustryarethemostimportantpartandhasthemostrapiddevelopment.Itmakes65%ofGDP,withover74%ofworkforceofAustralia.Serviceindustrycontainsrealestate,bankingandinsurance,communications.AustraliaandChinahaveestablisheddiplomaticrelationsforalmost40years.Inthe2008economycrisis,Chinasupporttimelyeconomicaid.ThegreatdemandforAustralia’commoditiesstimulateitsexports.ThenChineseinvestorscometoAustraliatoseekfornewchancesNowadaysthetotaltradehasreachedaunprecedentedheight.ThetiebetweenChinaandAustraliabecomestrongerandstronger.Maybeitwillgiveusanewprospect.Thankyou