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Title

QUESTIONS IN WRITING

Trade

Database

House Hansard

Date

14-06-2007

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

41

Electorate

Barton

Interjector

 

Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

Page

166

Party

ALP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

5889

Questioner

McClelland, Robert, MP

Responder

Downer, Alexander, MP

Speaker

 

Stage

Trade

Type

 

Context

Questions in Writing

System Id

chamber/hansardr/2007-06-14/0246


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Thursday, 14 June 2007
Page: 166


Mr McClelland asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in writing, on 31 May 2007:

Has he, or his department, assessed when China is likely to exceed Japan as Australia’s major trading partner; if so, what does the research indicate.


Mr Downer (Minister for Foreign Affairs) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

Yes, DFAT assesses that based on 2006 rates of growth in trade, China will become Australia’s biggest trading partner by the end of 2007. Australia’s two-way trade with China grew 21 per cent in 2006, while our two-way trade with Japan grew by 8 per cent in the same period.