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Australia
Australia is enjoying its 12th year of uninterrupted
growth and prosperity. Although agricultural exports are suffering from
a prolonged drought, the country’s economic growth continues to
lead the ‘Western’ world, as “the world’s most
resilient economy” (World Competitiveness Yearbook 2002), shrugging
off the tech wreck, a continuing recession in Japan (its biggest export
market), and the recent world downturn. Australia’s major policy
reforms over the last two decades combine with a rapid uptake of technology
(witness the Australian Customs’
Service’s new procedures) to offer a strongly export-oriented
location on the doorstep of the Asia Pacific.
| geo-economic data |
| Population: |
19.8m |
| National capital: |
Canberra |
| Land area: |
7,617,930 sq km |
| Currency: |
Australian dollar (AUD) |
| GDP: |
US$415.0bn |
| GDP per capita: |
US$21,000 |
| Real GDP growth: |
3.2% |
| Unemployment: |
6.0% |
| Inflation: |
3.0% |
| Total exports: |
US$82.01bn -2.1% |
| Total imports: |
US$76.04bn 7% growth |
| ISL KEY Port data |
|
Fremantle |
| No of ships: |
1697 |
|
|
| Ship tonnage (’000 gt): |
43,477 |
|
|
| Cargo traffic (’000 MT) |
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
%
general
cargo |
%
dry
bulk |
%
liquid
bulk |
| 22,652 |
12,024 |
10,628 |
21.3 |
36.7 |
42.0 |
|
| Container traffic (TEU) |
|
|
|
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
containerisation
% |
| 383,136 |
186,365 |
196,771 |
86.3 |
|
|
Gladstone |
| No of ships: |
969 |
|
|
| Ship tonnage (’000 gt): |
37,996 |
|
|
| Cargo traffic (’000 MT) |
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
%
general
cargo |
%
dry
bulk |
%
liquid
bulk |
| 53,834 |
42,961 |
10,873 |
0.9 |
96.1 |
3.0 |
|
| Container traffic (TEU) |
|
|
|
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
containerisation
% |
| 4436 |
2315 |
2121 |
9.7 |
|
|
Hay Point |
| No of ships: |
764 |
|
|
| Ship tonnage (’000 gt): |
38,040 |
|
|
| Cargo traffic (’000 MT) |
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
%
general
cargo |
%
dry
bulk |
%
liquid
bulk |
| 69,324 |
69,324 |
... |
... |
100.0 |
... |
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|
Melbourne |
| No of ships: |
3015 |
|
|
| Ship tonnage (’000 gt): |
65,088 |
|
|
| Cargo traffic (’000 MT) |
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
%
general
cargo |
%
dry
bulk |
%
liquid
bulk |
| 23,768 |
11,321 |
12,447 |
68.7 |
16.4 |
14.9 |
|
| Container traffic (TEU) |
|
|
|
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
containerisation
% |
| 1,322,756 |
649,665 |
673,091 |
86.6 |
|
|
Newcastle |
| No of ships: |
1473 |
|
|
| Ship tonnage (’000 gt): |
53,200 |
|
|
| Cargo traffic (’000 MT) |
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
%
general
cargo |
%
dry
bulk |
%
liquid
bulk |
| 75,498 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
|
| Container traffic (TEU) |
|
|
|
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
containerisation
% |
| 13,164 |
8773 |
4388 |
18.0 |
|
|
Sydney Ports* |
| No of ships: |
2295 |
|
|
| Ship tonnage (’000 gt): |
56489 |
|
|
| Cargo traffic (’000 MT) |
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
%
general
cargo |
%
dry
bulk |
%
liquid
bulk |
| 24,630 |
5813 |
18,817 |
43.4 |
5.4 |
51.2 |
|
| Container traffic (TEU) |
|
|
|
| total |
loaded |
unloaded |
containerisation
% |
| 988,986 |
477,802 |
511,184 |
94.8 |
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Geoecon stats: DFAT Australia. 2002 figures unless
stated.
Port stats: ISL Port Data Base. 2001 unless stated. *=2000.
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