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Table 2: Seaborne inward cargo# by top ten countries/ territories of loading
% change over 4th quarter
Country/territory
of loading
4th quarter
1996
% share@
1995
('000 tonnes)
Singapore
3 652
16
-8
Japan
2919
13
+2
Taiwan
2 873
12
+4
China
2 482
11
+7
U.S.A.
1 832
8
-15
Republic of Korea
1.790
8
+13
Indonesia
770
3
-14
Australia
766
3
+33
Thailand
663
3
+40
Republic of South Africa
658
3
-32
Notes: (1)
# Seaborne inward cargo comprises seaborne imports and seaborne inward transhipment.
(2) @% share in total tonnage of seaborne inward cargo.