1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2006  
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 23/04/2004   
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There was an increase in the weight of both exports and imports moved by sea over the five years to 2002-03. Over the period, the weight of imports increased by 62.4% and exports by 56.7%.


INTERNATIONAL SEA IMPORTS AND EXPORTS, Tasmania
Imports
Exports
Total

Year
'000 t
'000 t
'000 t
1998-1999
555.3
5,920.4
6,475.7
1999-2000
666.3
6,813.4
7,479.7
2000-2001
744.5
7,134.6
7,879.1
2001-2002
816.2
7,163.2
7,979.4
2002-2003
901.8
9,276.7
10,178.5
Source: ABS data available on request, International Trade Collection.

A graph of sea freight trends is available from the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources (DIER) web site:www.transport.tas.gov.au/road/transport_tas/marine_graph_sea_freight.html



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