Food and grocery is also likely to play an increasingly important role in the future as traditional
manufacturing areas, like the
car industry, move off - shore, and international demand for
Australian products increases.
By the ACF's figures, the average Aussie driver could save $ 1,000 a year, if they drove a
car that managed a fuel efficiency standard of 6.8 L / 100 km [34.6 miles / gallon (US)-RSB- but they observe that only one
Australian manufactured car model had an efficiency of less than 10L / 100 km [23.5 miles / gallon (US)-RSB- in 2006, so they don't hold out much hope for voluntary agreements with the
car industry as likely to bear much fruit.