Tasmanian merchandise export statistics for the 2008-2009 financial year have been released by the ABS. The results show total exports were valued at $3,489 million down $131 million on the previous year. This reduction was in the main attributable to the reduced global price for zinc where the quantity for 2008/09 was almost similar to the previous year. Additionally a reduction in the global demand for woodchips impacted on a lesser return than the previous year.
Japan is Tasmania’s largest export market with over $533 million in exports. Mainland China is the second largest export market followed by the Republic of Korea, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the United States of America.
The following link provides comparative figures for merchandise exports over the past three years by Tasmanian total, by international region and individual trading partner country.
Tasmania's international exports 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09
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