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HK suffers fall in port throughput
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June 6, 2009, Saturday
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HONG Kong's total port cargo throughput fell to 52.2 million tons in the first quarter, down 17 percent over a year earlier, the Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong said yesterday.
Within this total, inward port cargo dropped 16 percent to 30.4 million tons, and outward port cargo fell 17 percent to 21.8 million tons.
On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison, the total port cargo throughput fell 10 percent in the first quarter. Within this, inward cargo fell 9 percent, and outward cargo dropped 11 percent.
Seaborne cargo fell 23 percent to 34.7 million tons on the same period last year, while river cargo fell 1 percent to 17.4 million tons.
Imports and inward transshipment fell 10 percent to 17.2 million tons and 23 percent to 13.2 million tons in the first quarter, respectively.
Exports and outward transshipment also fell 6 percent to 8.8 million tons and 23 percent to 13 million tons, respectively.
Within this total, inward port cargo dropped 16 percent to 30.4 million tons, and outward port cargo fell 17 percent to 21.8 million tons.
On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison, the total port cargo throughput fell 10 percent in the first quarter. Within this, inward cargo fell 9 percent, and outward cargo dropped 11 percent.
Seaborne cargo fell 23 percent to 34.7 million tons on the same period last year, while river cargo fell 1 percent to 17.4 million tons.
Imports and inward transshipment fell 10 percent to 17.2 million tons and 23 percent to 13.2 million tons in the first quarter, respectively.
Exports and outward transshipment also fell 6 percent to 8.8 million tons and 23 percent to 13 million tons, respectively.
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