Evaluating Correlations between a Seaport and Its Dry Ports: Case Study of Xiamen Port in China

Table 1

Indicator system for correlation analysis between a seaport and its dry ports.

Indicator system	Indicator	Content	Unit	Literature source
Seaport indicators		Port cargo throughput	10,000 tonnes	[3–8]
		Container throughput	10,000 TEUs	[3–8]
Dry port indicators		Regional GDP	100 million yuan	[3, 5, 6, 8–11]
		Regional GDP of second industries	100 million yuan	[3, 5, 8–11]
		Regional GDP of third industries	100 million yuan	[3, 5, 8–11]
		Total cargo import value	10,000 US dollars	[4–7]
		Total cargo export value	10,000 US dollars	[4–7]
		Total cargo transport volume	10,000 tonnes	[4, 5, 7–9, 12]
		Railway transport volume	10,000 tonnes	[4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 13]