随着时间的推移,澳大利亚的经济结构从农业和制造业逐渐转向了服务业,同时最近采矿业也变得越来越重要了。经济活动也转向到资源丰富的昆士兰州和西澳大利亚州(以下简称“西澳洲”)。经济结构的改变是由服务需求的上升、东亚的工业化、经济改革和技术变革等一系列因素推动的。近年来,在资源出口价格上涨和矿业投资增加的推动下,澳大利亚经济结构性变革的速度似乎加快了。 Over time, Australia’s economic structure has shifted from agriculture and manufacturing to services, and the mining industry has become more important recently. Economic activity has also shifted to resource-rich Queensland and Western Australia (hereinafter “Western Australia”). Changes in economic structure are driven by a series of factors such as rising demand for services, industrialization in East Asia, economic reform and technological change. In recent years, the pace of structural economic change in Australia seems to have accelerated as a result of higher resource export prices and increased mining investment.