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

Commodity group

2nd quarter

1996

% share(2)

% change over

2nd quarter 1995

000 tonnes)

Machinery

1 232

13

+12

Other manufactured goods classified

901

10

-16

chiefly by material

Petroleum, petroleum products and

678

7

+21

related materials

Other manufactured articles

Toys

Articles of apparel and clothing

676

-16

548

6

++

384

4

-16

accessories

Artificial resins and plastic materials

374

+

-12

Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles

319

3

-18

and related products

Footwear

Inorganic chemicals

303

3

-19

236

3

-20

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

(2)

and seaborne outward transhipment.

% share in total tonnage of seaborne outward cargo.