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The economy of Queensland was one of the fastest growing economies within Australia, with growth outstripping that of the wider Australian economy in every financial year between 1995–96 and 2007–08.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2007–08 Annual Economic Report on the Queensland economy )〕 In 2009, the global financial crisis slowed Queensland's economic growth. A downturn in tourism, low housing construction starts and the cancellation of a number of mining projects is hampering Queensland's economic growth. The state's low growth figure of 0.2% in 2010-11 was due to the impact of widespread flooding and Cyclone Yasi affecting agricultural production and exports of commodities, particularly coal.〔 Queensland generated 19.5% of Australia's gross domestic product in the 2008-09 financial year.〔 The economy is primarily built upon mining, agriculture, tourism and financial services. Queensland's main exports are coal, metals, meat and sugar. Western Australia and Queensland are often referred to as the "resource states" because their economies are currently dependent on exports of resources such as coal, iron ore and natural gas. However, of the two states, Queensland has a more diversified base. In 2006, exports from Queensland totaled A$49.4 billion.〔 By 2009 this figure had grown to A$65.5 billion. ==Agriculture== In 2011, the Australian Bureau of Statistics recorded a total of 28,435 farms covering 81% of the state. Sugar cane is harvested in coastal areas from Far North Queensland to the southern border and is the state's biggest rural commodity. Queensland produces 94% of Australia's total raw sugar production.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=QLD Sugar )〕 Customers in the Asia-Pacific region can be supplied all year round through the use of storage facilities at bulk port terminals.〔 Most of the state's sugar crop is marketed through Queensland Sugar, which until 2006 compulsorily acquired all sugar grown in the state under a single desk arrangement.〔 〕 Cattle grazing for beef and sheep grazing for wool production are spread across inland areas. Wheat is grown in the Darling Downs region, an area that has seen mining activities expand. This has produced a boom in construction work for the region despite the global downturn but created conflict between farmers and mining companies. The Lockyer Valley is a significant horticultural region, although persistent drought is forcing the local economy to diversify. Farms around the coastal town of Bowen produce Australia's largest winter crop of vegetables. Other major crops produced in Queensland include bananas, cotton and citrus crops. Southern coastal regions include mixed forestry and farming land uses. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Queensland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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