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Table 3: Seaborne outward cargo) by top ten countries of discharec

1st quarter

% change over

Country of discharge

1996

% share(2)

1st quarter 1995

('000 tonnes)

China

2 133

24

+12

U.S.A.

1 545

18

-5

Taiwan

572

6

-18

Japan

524

+

Federal Republic of Germany

427

5

+3

Singapore

374

6

Netherlands

366

+

-1

Philippines

225

3

-15

United Kingdom

213

2

-15

Thailand

209

2

-23

Notes: (1) Seaborne outward cargo comprises seaborne exports (domestic exports plus re-exports)

and seaborne outward transhipment.

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

outward cargo.