Australia - operating condition of businesses during the COVID-19 crisis by industry 2020

In July, 2020, only one percent of accommodation and food services in Australia indicated that they were operating as normal, compared to 85 percent that were operating under modified conditions. Construction and mining industries appeared to be least affected by the global pandemic, although over half of businesses in these industries still reported changes to their operations.

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Operating status of businesses during the COVID-19 crisis in Australia in July 2020, by industry

Characteristic	Operating under modified conditions	Operating as normal
Accommodation and Food Services	85%	1%
Retail Trade	84%	16%
Wholesale Trade	82%	14%
Administrative and Support Services	82%	18%
Education and Training	81%	13%
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services	81%	19%
Arts and Recreation Services	79%	5%
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services	74%	20%
Transport, Postal and Warehousing	73%	27%
Financial and Insurance Services	72%	28%
Health Care and Social Assistance	70%	30%
Manufacturing	70%	30%
Other Services	70%	25%
Information Media and Telecommunications	63%	32%
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	62%	32%
Mining	58%	42%
Construction	52%	43%

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Release date

July 2020

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Region

Australia

Survey time period

July 15 to 23, 2020

Number of respondents

2,000 respondents

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The survey includes employing and non-employing units on the ABS Business Register. However, micro non-employing businesses are excluded. These are very small units on the ABS Business Register, by standard measures of size.

The scope excludes public sector business units

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