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Table 3: Seaborne outward cargo (1) by top ten countries of discharge

Country of discharge

4th quarter

1995

% change over

% share(2)

4th quarter 1994

('000 tonnes)

China

2 559

25

+41

U.S.A.

1 759

17

Taiwan

691

7

-16

Japan

571

6

++

Federal Republic of Germany

475

+6

Netherlands

452

4

+17

Singapore

380

4

-7

United Kingdom

269

3

-2

Philippines

251

2

-12

Thailand

240

2

-7

Notes: (1)

(2)

Seaborne outward cargo comprises seaborne exports (domestic exports plus re-exports) and seaborne outward transhipment.

% share is the share in tonnage terms with respect to the total tonnage of seaborne

outward cargo.