1384.6 - Statistics - Tasmania, 2007

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Contents >> Transport >> International freight activity >> Sea freight

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:http://www.transport.tas.gov.au/