Parramatta. Increase in GRP

The major contributors to the city’s $11.7 billion gross regional product (GRP), in 2007/08, were the finance and insurance industry, 17.0 per cent, property and business services, 11.6 per cent and manufacturing, 10.9 per cent. Parramatta’s GRP, which increased by 9.1 per cent over 2006/07, contributes 5.3 per cent to the Sydney gross regional product, according to council's latest Biz Facts publication.