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Table 5: Seaborne outward cargo (1) by ton ten principal commodities

Commodity group

1st quarter

% change over

1996

% share(2)

1st quarter 1995

('000 tonnes)

Machinery

1 068

12

+10

Other manufactured goods classified

921

10

+3

chiefly by material

Other manufactured articles

588

7

-12

Petroleum, petroleum products and

482

5

-6

related materials

Artificial resins, and plastic materials

408

5

+64

Toys

40+

5

+17

Footwear

352

+5

Articles of apparel and clothing

325

-9

accessories

Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles

312

4

-10

and related products

Plastic manufactures, n.e.s.

255

3

+34

Notes: (1)

End

(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.

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