Monday, May 12, 2008

Western Australian Economy

what are the main goods and services produced by the wa economy?
wheat,wool,milk,mining,agriculture,fishing

which regions produce what kinds of goods and services?
Gascoyne-tourism,pastorism,mining
goldfields\esperance-mining,fishing,agriculture
great southern-live stock,farming,crops
kimberly-pearling,mining,tourism
mid west-agriculture,mining,fishing
peel-mining,agriculture
pillbara-mining
south west-agriculture,tourism,timber
wheatbelt-tourism,wheat,wool,agriculture,mining

what are the strengths and weaknesses of the w.a. economy?
STRENGTHS
highest per capita output
export of mining
petroleum commodities
agriculture
WEAKNESSES
we are dependent on other economies if theres go down we do to.
we have a lot of resources but not a lot of people.

how is the w.a. economy changing?
the western australian economy is changing because we are getting richer and changing are export focus on to the asian countrys because they are not far away and it doesnt cost a lot of money to export there.