23-21    Inward and Outward Movements of Cargo
				(10 000 tons)
Item	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Discharged
By Air	84.0	77.5	84.1	95.3	89.4
By Water①	10751.3	10685.1	10630.5	10693.5	11047.2
By Ocean①	9195.0	9010.4	8862.1	8800.3	8850.6
By River①	1556.3	1674.7	1768.4	1893.2	2196.6
By Road②	1833.3	1846.5	2050.0	2214.2	2085.3
By Rail③	53.7	32.4	29.3	31.8	27.3
Total	12722.3	12641.4	12794.0	13034.9	13249.2
Loaded
By Air	94.7	85.4	113.3	128.8	118.0
By Water①	6171.6	6031.9	6253.3	6770.7	6773.8
By Ocean①	4135.1	3737.8	3960.1	4293.4	4217.0
By River①	2036.5	2294.1	2293.2	2477.3	2556.8
By Road②	1807.5	1768.8	1791.5	1779.1	1703.0
By Rail	17.5	13.8	17.3	13.3	9.7
Total	8091.3	7899.9	8175.4	8691.9	8604.5
Notes: ①Transport by water includes transport by ocean and by river. Ocean refers to transport by vessels operating beyond the river trade limits,
while river refers to transport by vessels operating exclusively within the river trade limits.
②Figures are compiled based on a new estimation method, which has been adopted as from April 1999.
③Figures exclude livestock.