Overseas Cargo Statistics: Year ended June 2006

Overseas cargo – year ended June 2006

Cargo loaded for export at New Zealand ports weighed 21.8 million tonnes (down 0.2 percent) and was valued at $32,955 million (up 5.4 percent) during the year ended June 2006.

Imported cargo unloaded at New Zealand ports weighed 18.1 million tonnes (down 5.5 percent) and was valued at $37,393 million (up 5.7 percent) over the same period.

Export cargo loaded

Overview

The weight of cargo loaded for export at New Zealand ports fell by 0.2 percent in the year ended June 2006 compared with the year ended June 2005. This follows a fall of 3.1 percent in the previous year.

The main commodities contributing to the lower export weights during the year ended June 2006 were wood pulp and waste paper, and ores, slag and ash. Partly offsetting these falls were rises for dairy products, and paper and paperboard articles.

The value of export cargo loaded rose by 5.4 percent in the year ended June 2006 compared with the year ended June 2005. This follows a rise of 2.2 percent in the previous year.

The main commodities contributing to the higher value of exports during the year ended June 2006 were dairy products, up $843 million, aluminium and aluminium articles, up $207 million, and crude oils, up $157 million. Partly offsetting these rises were falls for meat and edible offal, down $77 million, and live animals, down $56 million.

Transport – sea and air

For the year ended June 2006, cargo loaded for export at seaports made up 99.5 percent of the total cargo loaded for export by weight. By value, 84.3 percent of the total was loaded at seaports.

The total overseas cargo loaded at seaports for the year ended June 2006 weighed 21.7 million tonnes and was valued at $27,814 million. This was down 0.2 percent in weight and up 6.3 percent in value compared with the year ended June 2005.

New Zealand airports loaded 107,000 tonnes of cargo for export in the year ended June 2006, up 2.4 percent compared with the year ended June 2005. The value of overseas cargo loaded at New Zealand airports was $5,160 million, up 1.2 percent over the same period.

Port summary

New Plymouth recorded the largest fall in weight loaded during the year ended June 2006, down 585,000 tonnes compared with the year ended June 2005. Tauranga also recorded a fall in weight loaded, down 204,000 tonnes. Partly offsetting these falls was a rise in weight loaded for Christchurch (Lyttelton), up 496,000 tonnes over the same period.

Auckland recorded the largest rise in the value loaded during the year ended June 2006, up $830 million compared with the year ended June 2005. Christchurch (Lyttelton) also recorded a rise, up $345 million . Partly offsetting these rises was a fall in the value loaded for New Plymouth, down $187 million over the same period.

Wood pulp and waste paper

The loaded weight of wood pulp and waste paper showed the largest fall in weight loaded, down 54,000 tonnes for the June 2006 year compared with the June 2005 year. The loaded value of wood pulp and waste paper also fell $3 million over the same period.

Mechanical wood pulp of softwood was the main contributor to the fall in weight loaded for the June 2006 year. The weight of mechanical wood pulp of softwood fell 122,000 tonnes, and the loaded value fell $47 million.

The largest falls in the weight of wood pulp and waste paper loaded were recorded for Taiwan and Japan, down 50,000 tonnes and 24,000 tonnes, respectively, for the June 2006 year.

The port of Napier recorded the largest fall in weight and value loaded for the June 2006 year compared with the June 2005 year. Napier was down 62,000 tonnes and $22 million. Wellington also recorded a fall in weight loaded, down 13,000 tonnes. This fall in value loaded was partly offset by a rise in value loaded for Tauranga, up $11.3 million over the same period.

Ores, slag and ash

Also contributing to the overall fall in weight loaded was ores, slag and ash, which fell 49,000 tonnes for the June 2006 year compared with the June 2005 year. The main contributor to the fall in weight loaded was iron ores, down 48,000 tonnes.

The major destinations to record falls in weight loaded for the June 2006 year were Taiwan and Japan. The People's Republic of China and Taiwan also recorded falls in the loaded value of ores, slag and ash. This was partly offset by rises in the loaded value for the United Kingdom and Fiji over the same period.

The port of Taharoa recorded the largest fall in weight loaded, down 48,000 tonnes for the June 2006 year compared with the June 2005 year. Dunedin and Tauranga also recorded falls in weight loaded, over the same period.

Import cargo unloaded

Overview

The weight of cargo unloaded at New Zealand ports fell by 5.6 percent in the year ended June 2006 compared with the year ended June 2005. This follows a rise of 8.2 percent in the previous year.

The main commodities contributing to the lower import weights during the year ended June 2005 were phosphate and cement, and fertilisers.

The value of import cargo unloaded rose by 5.7 percent in the year ended June 2006 compared with the year ended June 2005. This follows a rise of 8.4 percent in the previous year.

The main commodities contributing to the higher value of imports during the year ended June 2005 were crude oils and mechanical machinery.

Transport – sea and air

Overseas cargo weighing 18 million tonnes, valued at $29,335 million, was unloaded at New Zealand seaports for the June 2006 year. This was down 5.6 percent in weight and up 5.7 percent in value compared with the June 2005 year.

Cargo unloaded at seaports made up 99.4 percent of total overseas cargo unloaded by weight, and 78.5 percent unloaded by value, for the year ended June 2006.

The weight of overseas cargo unloaded at New Zealand airports in the year ended June 2006 was 106,000 tonnes, up 0.1 percent compared with the year ended June 2005. The value of overseas cargo unloaded at New Zealand airports was $8,037 million, up 5.9 percent for the same period.

Port summary

In the year ended June 2006, Wellington seaport recorded the largest fall in weight of cargo unloaded, down 385,000 tonnes compared with the previous June year. Christchurch (Lyttelton) also recorded a fall in weight of 361,000 tonnes. Partly offsetting these falls was a rise in weight unloaded for Tauranga, up 295,000 tonnes over the same period.

Whangarei recorded the largest rise in the value unloaded during the year ended June 2006, up $872 million compared with the year ended June 2005. Auckland also recorded a rise in the value unloaded, up $564 million. Partly offsetting these rises was a fall in the value unloaded for Wellington, down $157 million over the same period.

Phosphate and cement

The unloaded weight of phosphate and cement fell by 760,000 tonnes and contributed 71.9 percent of the total decrease to unloaded weight in the June 2006 year. This was mainly due to decreased loads of unground natural phosphate and white portland cement.

The largest falls in the weight of phosphate and cement unloaded were seen for cargo from Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, Togo and Morocco. Partly offsetting these falls were rises in the weight of cargo unloaded from Tunisia, Taiwan, Malaysia and India.

Napier, Whangarei and Tauranga recorded falls in the weight of phosphate and cement unloaded in the June 2006 year compared with the June 2005 year.

The unloaded value of phosphate and cement fell by $62 million in the June 2006 year. This was mainly due to decreased values of unground natural phosphate and white portland cement.

The largest falls in the value of phosphate and cement unloaded were seen for cargo from Indonesia and the People's Republic of China. Partly offsetting these falls was a rise in the value of cargo unloaded from Tunisia.

Whangarei and Tauranga recorded falls in the value of phosphate and cement unloaded in the June 2006 year compared with the June 2005 year.