Industry Analysis & Industry Trends
Toy and sporting good manufacturers experienced tough trading conditions over the five years through 2012-13, with industry revenue expected to decline by an annualised 3.4%. Revenue growth during this period has been affected by the availability of imported goods on the domestic market and exchange rate fluctuations, which affected the price competitiveness of merchandise produced by Australian manufacturers. Trends in real household disposable income impacted on demand at the retail level, while changes in sport participation rates affected consumer demand for different types of sporting equipment. Sport participation rates were fuelled by continued consumer awareness about the benefit of regular exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle... purchase to read more
Industry Report - Industry Investment Chapter
Industry operators are subject to a medium level of capital intensity. The industry's capital to labour ratio in 2012-13 is expected to be 3.0: 19.1, whereby every $1.0 in capital is balanced by $6.37 in labour costs. Capital expenditure has remained a vital part of operations for toy and sporting good producers over the past five years. In fact, capital expenditure is estimated to have increased owing to advances in automation techniques leading to a rise in efficiency and output volumes. Capital expenditure for this industry comes in the form of expenditure on machinery and equipment required for manufacturing... purchase to read more