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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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