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Table 4: Seaborne inward careo (9) by top ten principal commodities
% change over
Commodity group
Petroleum, petroleum products and
Ist quarter
1996
% share(2)
1st quarter 1995
('000 tonnes)
4 273
21
6
related materials
Artificial resins and plastic materials
I 658
8
+13
Iron and steel
1 510
8
+8
Coal, coke and briquettes
1 312
7
-19
Paper and paper products
I 141
+45
Cement and cement clinker
992
5
+36
Other manufactured goods classified
949
5
-8
chiefly by material
Machinery
933
5
+3
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles
599
3
-2
and related products
Organic chemicals
561
3
+26
Notes: (1)
(2)
Seaborne inward cargo comprises seaborne imports and seaborne inward transhipment.
% share is the share in tonnage terms with respect to the total tonnage of seaborne
inward cargo.
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