The trade value of the air cargo proportion of overall total trade in Hong Kong has risen to 35 per cent in 2008 from 30 per cent in 2003, according to the HK government’s Census & Statistics Department.
The Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics showed cargo throughput at Hong Kong International Airport was 3.63 million tonnes last year.
Compared to the 2.64 million tonnes recorded in 2003, last year's figure showed an average annual growth rate of seven per cent, four per cent higher than the average annual growth rate for the total cargo throughput over the same period.
In terms of tonnage, cargo transported by air still constituted a small share of total cargo throughput. The proportion of air cargo remained broadly at one per cent during 2003 and 2008, with the remainder mainly sea cargo at around 85 per cent and land 14 per cent.
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