The tables below give information about the amount of exports (millions of tonnes) moving through Rotterdam port in Holland to various global destinations in 2002 and 2012; and also, the % rates of tax imposed on these exports by the receiving countries. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below, and make comparisons where relevant.

The tables configure the number of exports from Rotterdam port in Holland to different destinations

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relevant countries in 2002 and 2012, and the percentage rates of

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imposed on each. Exportation to Asia Pacific and Australasia increased from 2002 to 2010,

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other mentioned regions show a decrease in statistics,

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, non-named destinations had no change. Compared to 2002, the

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imposed on goods sent to Europe, China, and Latin America rose in 2010, but it dropped for the USA, Asia Pacific, and Australasia. Other destinations had not changed

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the table. If we count each per cent of

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configuring in the second table, it is understood that the total taxation fell

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1 per cent.

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, the total weight of exportation to different regions grew between 2002 to 2010, but the relative table of taxation shows

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declined during that time.