Overseas Cargo Statistics: Year ended June 2005

Overseas cargo – year ended June 2006

Cargo loaded for export at New Zealand ports weighed 21,899 thousand tonnes (down 3.1 percent), and was valued at $31,292 million (up 2.3 percent), during the year ended June 2005.

Imported cargo unloaded at New Zealand ports weighed 19,164 thousand tonnes (up 8.2 percent), and was valued at $35,370 million (up 8.4 percent), over the same period.

Export cargo loaded

Overview

The weight of cargo loaded for export at New Zealand ports fell by 3.1 percent in the year ended June 2005, compared with the year ended June 2004. This follows a fall of 10.8 percent in the previous June year.

The main commodities contributing to the lower export weights during the year ended June 2005 were logs, wood and wood articles; and milk powder, butter and cheese. Partly offsetting these falls were rises for iron ore; and wood pulp.

The value of export cargo loaded rose by 2.3 percent in the year ended June 2005, compared with the year ended June 2004. This follows a rise of 0.5 percent in the previous June year.

The main commodities contributing to the higher value of exports during the year ended June 2005 were food preparations, up $233 million (149.8 percent), iron and steel, up $120 million (35.0 percent), wine, up $106 million (22.8 percent), and aircraft and parts, up $104 million (25.7 percent). Partly offsetting these rises were falls for milk powder, butter and cheese, down $171 million (3.3 percent), and casein and caseinates, down $136 million (14.2 percent).

Please note that caution should be exercised when interpreting the movement of food preparations, and casein and caseinates, due to the reclassification of some commodities.

Transport – sea and air

For the year ended June 2005, cargo loaded for export at seaports made up 99.5 percent of the total cargo loaded for export by weight. By value, 83.7 percent of the total was loaded at seaports.

The total overseas cargo loaded at seaports for the year ended June 2005 weighed 21,795 thousand tonnes and was valued at $26,180 million. This was down 3.1 percent in weight, and up 2.1 percent in value, when compared with the year ended June 2004.

New Zealand airports loaded 104 thousand tonnes of cargo for export in the year ended June 2005, up 5.8 percent compared with the year ended June 2004. The value of overseas cargo loaded at New Zealand airports was $5,100 million, up 3.0 percent over the same period.

Port summary

Tauranga recorded the largest fall in weight loaded during the year ended June 2005, down 438 thousand tonnes (6.5 percent) compared with the year ended June 2004. Whangarei also recorded a fall in weight loaded, down 264 thousand tonnes (21.9 percent). Partly offsetting these falls was a rise in weight loaded for Taharoa, up 246 thousand tonnes (33.0 percent) over the same period.

Tauranga recorded the largest rise in the value loaded during the year ended June 2005, up $372 million (5.6 percent) compared with the year ended June 2004. Auckland Airport also recorded a rise, up $228 million (5.9 percent). Partly offsetting these rises was a fall in the value loaded for Napier, down $192 million (7.9 percent), over the same period.

Logs, wood and wood articles

The loaded weight of logs, wood and wood articles showed the largest fall in weight loaded, down 983 thousand tonnes (11.3 percent) for the June 2005 year, compared with the June 2004 year. The loaded value of logs, wood and wood articles also fell $89 million (4.3 percent) over the same period.

Untreated sawlogs were the main contributor to the fall in weight loaded for the June 2005 year. The weight of untreated sawlogs fell 1,082 thousand tonnes (18.6 percent), and the loaded value fell $147 million (28.6 percent).

The largest falls in the weight of logs, wood and wood articles loaded were recorded for the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Korea, down 607 thousand tonnes and 425 thousand tonnes, respectively, for the June 2005 year.

The majority of logs, wood and wood articles by weight loaded were shipped from Tauranga for the June 2005 year. The weight loaded was 3,022 thousand tonnes, down 634 thousand tonnes compared with the June 2004 year. Whangarei also recorded a fall in weight loaded, down 257 thousand tonnes over the same period.

Milk powder, butter and cheese

Also contributing to the overall fall in weight loaded was milk powder, butter and cheese, which fell 259 thousand tonnes (13.9 percent) for the June 2005 year, compared with the June 2004 year. The main contributor to the fall in weight loaded was skimmed milk powder, down 90 thousand tonnes (29.3 percent). The loaded value also fell, down $171 million over the same period.

The major destinations to record falls in weight loaded for the June 2005 year were Belgium, the People's Republic of China, Mexico and Malaysia.

Belgium, the People's Republic of China and Malaysia also recorded falls in the loaded value of milk powder, butter and cheese. This was partly offset by rises in the loaded value for the United States of America and Saudi Arabia over the same period.

The ports of Tauranga and Auckland recorded the largest falls in weight and value loaded for the June 2005 year compared with the June 2004 year. Tauranga was down 112 thousand tonnes and $161 million and Auckland was down 102 thousand tonnes and $235 million. These falls in value loaded were partly offset by rises in value loaded for New Plymouth, up $183 million, and Timaru, up $146 million, over the same period.

Import cargo unloaded

Overview

The weight of cargo unloaded at New Zealand ports rose by 8.2 percent in the year ended June 2005, compared with the year ended June 2004. This follows a rise of 9.6 percent in the previous June year.

The main commodities contributing to the higher import weights during the year ended June 2005 were petroleum; fertilizers; and salt, sulphur, earths, stone, lime and cement.

The value of import cargo unloaded rose by 8.4 percent in the year ended June 2005, compared with the year ended June 2004. This follows a rise of 2.9 percent in the previous June year.

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

Transport – sea and air

Overseas cargo weighing 19,058 thousand tonnes, valued at $27,755 million, was unloaded at New Zealand seaports for the June 2005 year. This was up 8.2 percent in weight and 9.7 percent in value compared with the June 2004 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 2005.

The weight of overseas cargo unloaded at New Zealand airports in the year ended June 2005 was 106 thousand tonnes, up 10.9 percent compared with the year ended June 2004. The value of overseas cargo unloaded at New Zealand airports was $7,588 million, up 4.3 percent for the same period.

Port summary

In the year ended June 2005, Tauranga and Whangarei seaports recorded the largest rises in both weight and value of cargo unloaded, compared with the previous June year. Tauranga recorded a rise in weight of 755 thousand tonnes (27.2 percent) and a rise in value of $1,015 million (40.5 percent). Whangarei recorded a rise in weight of 574 thousand tonnes (11.3 percent) and a rise in value of $811 million (40.4 percent).

Auckland Airport also recorded a significant rise in cargo unloaded, up 9 thousand tonnes in weight (11.0 percent) and $325 million (4.9 percent) in value during the same period.

Mineral fuels

The unloaded weight of mineral fuels rose by 501 thousand tonnes and contributed 34.3 percent of the total increase to unloaded weight in the June 2005 year. This was mainly due to increased loads of coal, partly refined petroleum, and automotive diesel.

The largest rises in the weight of mineral fuels unloaded were sourced from Australia, Indonesia, Yemen and Nigeria. Partly offsetting these rises were falls in the weight of cargo unloaded from Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Malaysia. Crude oil is imported in large, irregular shipments and sources of crude oil frequently switch from one country to another.

Whangarei, Tauranga and Wellington recorded rises in the weight of mineral fuels unloaded in the June 2005 year compared with the June 2004 year.

The unloaded value of mineral fuels rose by $1,020 million and contributed 37.1 percent of the total increase to unloaded value in the June 2005 year. This was mainly due to increased values of crude oil, automotive diesel, and partly refined petroleum.

The largest rises in the value of mineral fuels unloaded were from Australia and Singapore. Partly offsetting these rises was a fall in the value of cargo unloaded from Brunei Darussalam.

Whangarei and Wellington recorded rises in the value of mineral fuels unloaded in the June 2005 year compared with the June 2004 year.