Activities of the Statistics Division (Year 2002)

 
Main Activities
The division collected statistics data for the year 2002 and published the data for the first half (January to June) in October 2002 and for the second half (July to December) in March 2003.

Trend of shipment by JCMA Member Companies in the year 2002
The total sum of the shipment was 10,134 tons in the year 2002 representing 11.9% annual growth rate. This is the first occasion for the total shipment exceeded 10,000 tons per annum. The records of shipment quantities and its annual growth rate are shown in the table and figures as illustrated below.

 

Trend of annual growth rate of shipping quantities(%)
Fiscal year
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Annual growth rate(%)
14.3
11.0
5.5
8.5
-15.1
18.2
6.9
11.9
 

Trend of shipping quantities(ton/annum)
 
  Trend of shipping
The shipment growth in the year 2002 was mainly for exports to international markets as a basic material of sporting goods (1,020 tons annual growth, representing annual growth rate 39%). The same figures for sales to domestic markets as a basic material of industrial products were 338 tons annual growth, representing 17.5% annual growth rate.