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FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1989
PER
U.S.A.
IN TERMS OF TONNAGE, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 25
CONTAINERISED CARGO CENT OF SEABORNE IMPORTS. IN PARTICULAR, ACCOUNTED FOR A LARGE PROPORTION OF SEABORNE IMPORTS FROM THE (87 PER
NETHERLANDS 179 PER CENT), THE (78 PER CENT AND WEST GERMANY (76 PER CENT).
CENT),
UNITED THE
KINGDOM
IMPORTS IN THE THE FIRST QUARTER OF
THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE FIRST QUARTER OF 1989 ROSE BY 6 PER CENT OVER 1988.
ACCOUNTED IMPORTS OF OTHER 92 PER CENT OF OF PAPER, CENT
AMONG THE PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES, CONTAINERISED CARGO FOR, IN TONNACE TERMS, 95 PER CENT OF SEABORNE
AND PARTS, AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES ELECTRONIC ARTIFICIAL RESINS AND PLASTIC MATERIALS, 89 PER PAPERBOARD AND ARTICLES OF PAPER PULP, OF PAPER OR OF PAPERBOARD 04 PER CENT OF MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURES OF METAL MINERALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.
AND
AND NON-METALLIC
OF
LARGE
THE
SEABORNE EXPORTS, CONTAINERISED CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR 70
CARGO CENT
CONTAINERISED IN TERMS OF TONNAGE. IN PARTICULAR,
EXPORTS TO WEST ACCOUNTED FOR A
PROPORTION OF SEABORNE
AND THE U.S.A. GERMANY,
NETHERLANDS,
AUSTRALIA.
PER
THE KINGDOM, UNITED
EXPORTS IN THE QUARTER OF
THE TOTAL TONNAGE OF CONTAINERISED SEABORNE FIRST QUARTER OF 1989 ROSE BY 10 PER CENT OVER THE FIRST 1988.
PRINCIPAL
A VERY LARGE PROPORTION OF SEABORNE EXPORTS OF SOME COMMODITIES WAS CONTAINERISED. THIS INCLUDED TOYS; GARMENTS OF MIXED MATERIALS
SPECIFIED: OR OTHER MATERIALS,
ELSEWHERE NOT FOOTWEAR;
TEXTILES: COTTON
MISCELLANEOUS
COTTON
OR
GARMENTS;
MANUFACTURED ARTICLES, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED; AND TEXTILES OF MIXED MATERIALS OTHER MATERIALS, NOT ELSEWHERE SPECIFIED.
SHIPPING
STATISTICS
ARE
PRIMARILY COMPILED
GENERAL FROM BY SHIPMASTERS OR ENTERING
DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE MARINE DEPARTMENT AUTHORISED SHIPPING AGENTS AND COVER ALL OCEAN-GOING VESSELS AND LEAVING HONG KONG, EXCLUDING YACHTS AND PLEASURE CRAFT.
AND
COMPILED FROM OCEAN CARGO STATISTICS ARE PORT AND CARGO MANIFESTS SUPPLIED BY SHIPPING COMPANIES OR AGENTS TO THE CENSUS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
CARGO
CONSIGNMENTS BECAUSE OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS, A SAMPLE OF ALL
PORT AND COMPILING LISTED
MANIFESTS IN THE
IS USED FOR STATISTICS. THE SAMPLING METHOD IS DESCRIBED IN THE EXPLANATORY NOTES OF THE REPORT.
FOR THE MORE DETAILS ON SHIPPING, PORT AND CARGO STATISTICS
THE "HONG KONG SHIPPING FIRST QUARTER OF 1989 ARE CONTAINED IN STATISTICS REPORT JANUARY TO MARCH 1989", WHICH IS NOW ON SALE AT
PUBLICATIONS
CONNAUGHT BUILDING, GOVERNMENT
THE PLACE,
CENTRE, GPO
CENTRAL, AT $23 FER COPY.
ENQUIRIES ON STATISTICS PROVIDED IN THE REPORT MAY BE
ΤΟ THE SHIPPING STATISTICS SECTION OF DEPARTMENT ON TEL. NO. 5-8234887.
THE CENSUS AND
DIRECTED STATISTICS
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