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Melbourne's North has a concentration of leading and emerging
industries, with close links between educational institutions,
state and federal government, R&D facilities and business,
including the leading business network NORTH Link/NIETL.
Exports from Melbourne's North are mainly in automotive parts
and motor vehicles, clothing and textiles, leather products,
photographic, scientific and electrical equipment (in total
representing almost 10% of national manufacturing output), with
strong education and health services exports.
Melbourne's North has grown by 3.1%pa in Gross Regional Product
during the period 1993-2002. Source: NIEIR
estimate (2003).
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