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Table 3: Seaborne outward cargo) by top ten countries of discharec
1st quarter
% change over
Country of discharge
1996
% share(2)
1st quarter 1995
('000 tonnes)
China
2 133
24
+12
U.S.A.
1 545
18
-5
Taiwan
572
6
-18
Japan
524
+
Federal Republic of Germany
427
5
+3
Singapore
374
6
Netherlands
366
+
-1
Philippines
225
3
-15
United Kingdom
213
2
-15
Thailand
209
2
-23
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
outward cargo.