14.
Table 4: Seaborne inward cargo# by top ten principal commodities
% change over 4th quarter
1995
Country/territory
of loading
4th quarter
1996
% share@
('000 tonnes)
Petroleum, petroleum
4 789
21
+3
products and
related materials
Artificial resins and
2 124
9
-8
plastic materials
Iron and steel
1 642
7
+14
Coal, coke and
1 464
6
-34
briquettes
Other manufactured
1 320
6
+16
goods classified
chiefly by material
Machinery
1 228
5
+17
Paper and paper
1216
5
+21
products
Cement and cement
855
4
-1
clinker
Textile yarn, fabrics,
777
3
+4
made-up articles
and related products
Live animals chiefly for
625
3
+14
food and edible
animal products
Notes: (1)
# Seaborne inward cargo comprises seaborne imports and seaborne
inward transhipment.
(2)
@% share in total tonnage of seaborne inward cargo.