Rankings are a matter of pride, however, and while Kaohsiung's pride may be a bit shaken, actual throughput continues to increase, by over 10 % year-on-year in 2002, nearly 5 % in 2003, and 10.7 % from January through June of this year.
排名是面子問題，面子或許失色的高雄，實質的吞吐量卻持續成長：二○○二年超過 10 %，二○○三年則逼近 5 %，今年一到六月更開出 10.7 % 的成長。