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Table 2: Seaborne inward cargo# by top ten countries/ territories of loading

% change over 4th quarter

Country/territory

of loading

4th quarter

1996

% share@

1995

('000 tonnes)

Singapore

3 652

16

-8

Japan

2919

13

+2

Taiwan

2 873

12

+4

China

2 482

11

+7

U.S.A.

1 832

8

-15

Republic of Korea

1.790

8

+13

Indonesia

770

3

-14

Australia

766

3

+33

Thailand

663

3

+40

Republic of South Africa

658

3

-32

Notes: (1)

# Seaborne inward cargo comprises seaborne imports and seaborne inward transhipment.

(2) @% share in total tonnage of seaborne inward cargo.