23-17      Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo

 

 

 

 

 

(1000 tons)

Item

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Discharged                         

          

          

          

          

          

      By Air                           

734

840

775

841

953

      By water

100928

107513

106851

106305

106935

        By Ocean                       

86694

91950

90104

88621

88003

        By River                       

14235

15563

16747

17684

18932

      By Road                          

17343

18333

18465

20500

22142

      By Rail                        

684

537

324

293

318

      Total                            

119689

127223

126414

127940

130349

  Loaded                             

          

          

          

 

 

      By Air                           

830

947

854

1133

1288

      By water

56371

61716

60319

62533

67707

        By Ocean                       

39145

41351

37378

39601

42934

        By River                       

17226

20365

22941

22932

24773

      By Road                          

17817

18075

17688

17915

17791

      By Rail                        

255

175

138

173

133

      Total                            

75272

80913

78999

81754

86919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes: Transport by water includes transport by ocean and by river.Starting from 1993, ocean has been redefined to refer to transport

                by all vessels operating beyond the river trade limits whereas river has been redefined to refer to transport  by all vessels operating

                exclusively within the river trade limits.

 

 

 

 

           Figures exclude livestock.