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.

The tables show us the

quantity

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of exports being transported through Rotterdam over a ten-year period, and the level of taxation imposed on the goods at

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. Regarding the

volumes

, total exports increased slightly, reaching 18,600

million

tonnes by 2012. Within

this

total,

however

, most

zones

declined in volume.

For example

, Europe – the largest destination – declined from 6,900

million

to 6,400

million

, and the USA – the second highest – went down by roughly 10% to 3,900

million

. China dipped slightly to 2,300

million

, and Latin America dropped from 1,800 to 1,500

million

. The ‘other’

zones

remained static at 350

million

. By marked contrast,

volumes

to Asia Pacific and Australasia more than trebled, hitting 2,550 and 2,300

million

tonnes respectively. Turning to taxation, we see that

tax

increased considerably in all the

zones

that showed a decline in

volumes

, reaching 2% in the USA, China and Latin America, and rising from 5% to 8% in Europe. The ‘other’

zones

kept

tax

stable at 2%,

while

the growth

zones

reduced

tax

massively, from 5% to 2% in Asia Pacific and a fourfold decrease to 1% in Australasia. In summary, the decade showed a clear connection between increased export

volumes

and reduced levels of

tax

.