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In the third quarter of 1994, the top five countries of loading for cargo discharged from incoming ocean vessels (including seaborne imports and seaborne inward transhipment) were Singapore (which accounted for 18% in tonnage terms), China (13%), Japan (12%), Taiwan (10%) and the U.S.A. (8%).
The top five countries of discharge for cargo loaded onto outgoing ocean vessels (including seaborne exports and seaborne outward transhipment) were the U.S.A. (22%), China (21%), Taiwan (7%), Japan (5%) and the Federal Republic of Germany (4%).
The top five principal commodities discharged from incoming ocean vessels in tonnage terms include petroleum, petroleum products and related materials (18%); coal, coke and briquettes (13%); artificial resins and plastic materials (8%); iron and steel (7%); and paper and paper products (6%).
The top five principal commodities loaded onto outgoing ocean vessels in tonnage terms include machinery (11%); other manufactured goods classified chiefly by material (10%); other manufactured articles (8%); toys (8%); and articles of apparel and clothing accessories (6%).
The distribution of the top 10 countries of loading and discharge and their changes in the tonnage of cargo discharged and loaded between the third quarter of 1994 and the third quarter of 1993 are shown in Table 2 and Table 3.
Similar statistics for cargo discharged and loaded analysed by the top 10 principal commodities are shown in Table 4 and Table 5.
Ocean vessel statistics are compiled primarily from general declarations submitted to the Marine Department by ship masters or authorised shipping agents and cover all ocean vessels entering and leaving Hong Kong, excluding yachts and pleasure craft,
Cargo statistics are compiled from a sample of consignments listed in the ocean cargo manifests supplied by shipping companies or agents to the Census and Statistics Department. The sampling method is described in the explanatory notes of the report.