Parramatta's $38 million mining sector

The mining sector in the Parramatta local government area recorded the highest average turnover of $38 million (June 2006). While mining activities are not undertaken in the city, four of the 12 companies registered inParramatta providing equipment and other supplies, have reported turnover between $50 million and $200 million.
Turnover in the mining sector is way ahead of wholesale trade, $6.3 million, and mnaufacturing, $5.6 million, according to a council publication, BizFacts, spring/summer 2007/08 edition. The average turnover of all business in Parramatta was approximately $1.7 billion

BizBriefs - Parramatta and Western Sydney

Hastie buys Watters
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Woolworths purchase
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ANZ naming rights
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