-
16
Table 4: Cargo discharged(1) from incoming ocean vessels
by the top ten principal commodities
3rd quarter
Commodity group
* change over 1994 share(2) 3rd quarter 1993
%
('000 tonnes)
Petroleum, petroleum products
3 585
18
+9
and related materiala
Coal, coke and briquettes
2 541
13
-16
Artificial resins and plastic
1 700
+33
materials
Iron and steel
1 488
Paper and paper products
1 265
+45
Machinery
1 034
5
+22
Other manufactured goods classified
880
+5
chiefly by material
Cement and cement clinker
757
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up
637
+9
+40
articles and related products
Other chemicals and related
434
IN
+7
products
Notes:
(1)
Cargo discharged includes seaborne imports and seaborna inward transhipment.
(2)
* share is the share in tonnage terms with respect to the total tonnage of cargo discharged from incoming ocean
vessels.