Overseas Cargo Statistics: Year ended June 2007

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Overseas Cargo Statistics: Year ended June 2007

Highlights

Cargo by weight:

  • The weight of export cargo was 23.0 million tonnes in the year ended June 2007, up 5.2 percent from the June 2006 year.
  • The weight of import cargo was 18.5 million tonnes, up 2.1 percent.
  • An increase in pine logs accounted for 82.4 percent of total export cargo weight increase.

Cargo by value:

  • The value of export cargo was $35.7 billion in the year ended June 2007, up 8.4 percent from the June 2006 year.
  • The value of import cargo was $39.9 billion, up 6.8 percent.
  • The increase in value of import cargo was led by mineral fuels.
Graph, Gross Weight of Overseas Cargo Loaded and Unloaded.  Graph, Valuse of Overseas Cargo Loaded and Unlaoded.
 
Geoff Bascand
Government Statistician

20 September 2007
ISSN 1178-2838

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