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Details on the tonnages of freight moved into and out of Australia by sea and air are shown below.
Sea freight activity
There was a steady rise in the weight of both exports and imports moved by sea over the five years to 1999-2000 (table 23.11). The nature of Australia's trade means that the weight of exports far exceeds that of imports. Over this period, the weight of exports increased by 23.9% and that of imports by 20.2%. Most of the tonnage of exports and imports is shipped by bulk carriers or tankers.
23.11 INTERNATIONAL SEA IMPORTS AND EXPORTS - 1995-96 to 1999-2000
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Year | Imports | Exports | Total |
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1995-96 | 47.1 | 372.9 | 420.0 |
1996-97 | 49.8 | 404.0 | 453.8 |
1997-98 | 51.7 | 427.1 | 478.8 |
1998-99 | 56.3 | 432.1 | 488.4 |
1999-2000 | 56.6 | 462.2 | 518.8 |
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Source: Bureau of Transport Economics; ABS Foreign Trade Database. |
Air freight activity
The tonnage of total cargo moved into and out of Australia by air increased slightly in 2000 over the previous year (table 23.12). Tonnage of outgoing freight continued to exceed that of incoming freight (by 4.7% in 2000). In contrast, the tonnage of mail moved out of Australia in 2000 (despite increasing by 20.3%) remained well under the tonnage of incoming mail (which increased by 13.6%). The Australian airlines accounted for 25.9% of incoming and 28.6% of outgoing cargo.
At 31 December 2000 there were seven dedicated freighter airlines operating regular scheduled international air services.
23.12 SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE TRAFFIC TO AND FROM AUSTRALIA(a) - Year ended December
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| 1999 | | 2000 |
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Type of traffic | Freight
tonnes | Mail
tonnes | Total Cargo
tonnes | | Freight
tonnes | Mail
tonnes | Total Cargo
tonnes |
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TRAFFIC TO AUSTRALIA |
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Qantas Airways Limited | 91,215 | 5,005 | 96,220 | | 76,526 | 5,476 | 82,002 |
Ansett Australia | 10,364 | 637 | 11,001 | | 7,597 | 306 | 7,903 |
Other airlines | 233,689 | 8,515 | 242,204 | | 247,972 | 9,760 | 257,732 |
All airlines | 335,268 | 14,158 | 349,426 | | 332,095 | 15,542 | 347,637 |
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TRAFFIC FROM AUSTRALIA |
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Qantas Airways Limited | 93,988 | 8,061 | 102,049 | | 83,426 | 11,560 | 94,986 |
Ansett Australia | 10,251 | 75 | 10,326 | | 8,499 | 12 | 8,511 |
Other airlines | 242,009 | 3,024 | 245,033 | | 255,927 | 1,850 | 257,777 |
All airlines | 346,247 | 11,160 | 357,407 | | 347,852 | 13,422 | 361,274 |
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(a) Australia and Norfolk Island. |
Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
Table 23.13 shows the main origin/destination pairs for freight moving into and out of Australia. Despite a fall of 7.3% in 2000, the Auckland/Sydney route remains the major contributor with 7.4% of the total freight. The Seoul/Sydney and Singapore/Brisbane routes recorded the most significant increases in 2000, of 52.6% and 22.3%, respectively.
23.13 FREIGHT CARRIED, By City Pairs(a) - Year ended December |
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| 1998
tonnes | 1999
tonnes | 2000
tonnes |
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Auckland/Sydney | 54,849 | 54,047 | 50,090 |
Singapore/Melbourne | 34,935 | 51,096 | 48,574 |
Singapore/Sydney | 38,758 | 43,689 | 46,313 |
Hong Kong/Sydney | 36,789 | 34,252 | 33,976 |
Los Angeles/Sydney | 26,500 | 36,061 | 32,721 |
Auckland/Melbourne | 32,199 | 34,722 | 29,559 |
Singapore/Perth | 26,160 | 27,436 | 27,822 |
Hong Kong/Melbourne | 23,821 | 26,031 | 25,879 |
Seoul/Sydney | 11,399 | 12,316 | 18,792 |
Singapore/Brisbane | 11,823 | 14,988 | 18,337 |
Other city pairs | 334,674 | 344,878 | 347,889 |
All city pairs | 631,908 | 681,515 | 679,948 |
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(a) The table does not necessarily show the final origin/destination of freight. For example, all freight going to or coming from Europe would require a stopover, generally in Asia. |
Source: Department of Transport and Regional Services. |
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