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Table 2: Seaborne loward cargo” by top ten countries of loading

Country of loading

1st quarter

% change over

1996

% share(2)

1st quarter 1995

('000 tonnes)

Singapore

3 752

19

4

Japan

2819

14

+14

China

1993

10

-16

Taiwan

1983

10

U.S.A.

1878

9

+30

Republic of Korea

1 135

6

-27

Indonesia

846

4

+48

Australia

742

4

-27

Republic of South Africa

459

2

-2

Thailand

449

2

-16

Notes: (1) Seaborne inward cargo comprises seaborne imports and seaborne inward transhipment.

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

inward cargo.