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Transport by ocean-going shipping in fiscal 1976 represented an increase
of 14.7% in exports over the previous year (down 7.1% in fiscal 1975 from the
previous year) and an increase of 6.7% in imports (down 7.5% in fiscal 1975)
(Table 1-2-3). By commodity: Exports to developed countries enjoyed steady
increases in such commodities as iron and steel and motor vehicles. To the petroleum
producing countries, there were export increases in such commodities as cement.
Meanwhile, the import of oil, which had fallen For the previous two years (fiscal
1974 and fiscal 1975) increased as did lumber, and iron ore, but the import
of coal fell off.
Transport by Japanese mercantile fleet (including foreign chartered vessels)
in 1976 increased sharply in both exports and imports over the previous year.
Also, the rate of loading by the Japanese mercantile fleet (including chartered
foreign vessels) accounted for 54.5% of the exports and 76.2% of the imports,
which both increased. Of this, the rate of loading: by Japanese flag vessels
represented 20.6% in exports, a slight decrease from the previous year and 46.8%
in imports, a slight increase.
Transport by aviation showed steady increases in both departing from and
entering the country, but both rates of increase fell below the level of the
previous year. Transport by Japanese aviation enterprises increased 14.4% in
departures from the country and 25.9% in entrances to the country, both over
the previous fiscal year. The rate of loading also rose in both, accounting
for 33.1% and 35.4%, respectively.
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