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CHAPTER 4FIGURE 4.5 CONTAINERISED TRADE, 1993-94 TO 2024-25: SYDNEY PORTS4,0003,5003,000ActualForecastVolume ('000 teus)2,5002,0001,5001,00050001993-941995-961997-981999-002001-022003-042005-062007-082009-102011-122013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-24Export Import TotalContainerised exports from Sydney Ports increased by 7.3 per cent a year in the last fiveyears to 676 000 teus in 2004-05. Full and empty container exports presently accountfor 47.3 and 52.7 per cent of the containerised exports respectively. Full containerexports increased by 1.6 per cent to 320 000 teus in 2004-05 and empty containerexports increased by 14.5 per cent to 356 000 teus in the same year.Following the income and exchange rate assumptions presented in Chapter 3,containerised exports from Sydney Ports are forecast to increase by 5.0 per cent a yearover the next twenty years to 1.8 million teus in 2024-25 (Table 4.6). Both full andempty container exports are expected to increase respectively by 4.5 and 5.4 per cent ayear to 0.8 and 1.0 million teus in 2024-25. Asia, particularly China, will continue toremain Sydney’s main export destination over the forecast period. This is because thestrong economic growth in China is expected to continue over the forecast period.Containerised imports to Sydney Ports increased by 5.3 per cent a year in the last fiveyears to 700 000 teus in 2004-05. This includes a 5.7 per cent increase in full containerimports to 687 000 teus and a decline of 8.2 per cent in empty container imports to 13000 teus. At present, 98.2 per cent of the containerised imports to Sydney are fullcontainer imports, and the remaining 1.8 per cent are empty container imports.The outlook for the Australian economy and exchange rates, and the expectedpopulation growth in NSW suggest that containerised imports to Sydney Ports willincrease by 4.9 per cent per annum during the forecast period to 1.8 million teus in2024-25. Both full and empty container imports will increase respectively by 4.9 and3.0 per cent a year during the forecast period (Table 4.6).41