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Table 5: Seaborne outward cargo (1) by top ten principal commodities
Commodity prOUD
2nd quarter
1995
% share(2)
% change over
2nd quarter 1994
('000 tonnes)
Machinery
1 101
11
+13
Other manufactured goods classified
1 078
10
+31
chiefly by material
Other manufactured articles
803
00
+18
Petroleum, petroleum products and
562
5
+19
related materials
Toys
Articles of apparel and clothing
528
5
+13
455
4
accessories
Artificial resins and plastic materials
426
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles
389
+69
-6
and related products
Footwear
373
+18
Other chemicals and related products
355
3
+14
Notes: (1) Seaborne outward cargo comprises seaborne exports (domestic exports plus re-exports)
and seaborne outward transhipment.
(2) % share is the share in tonnage terms with respect to the total tonnage of seaborne
(3)
outward cargo.
* less than 0.5%
End/Friday, October 27, 1995