Export volume in October'declined 2.8% against last year to 123,772 tonnes. Aggregate export volume for the first ten months was 966,256 tonnes, down 18.6% compared with the same period last year.
Continuing the encouraging signs of improvement since August, the import volume for October showed a year-on-year growth of 15.4%, with 59,252 tonnes registered. Aggregate import volume for the first ten months was 498,798 tonnes, representing a decline of 9.8% against the same period last year.
Transshipment volume for October and for the first ten months were 42,832 tonnes and 384,918 tonnes respectively, representing 1.5% and 8.8% decline year-on-year for the respective periods.
Tonnage handled by Hactl in October and January to October 2009:
' | Oct-09 | January to October 2009 (Cumulative) |
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' | Tonnage (in tonnes) |
Year-on-Year Growth |
Tonnage (in tonnes) |
Year Growth |
Export | 123,772 | -2.80% | 966,256 | -18.60% |
Import | 59,252 | 15.40% | 498,798 | -9.80% |
Transshipment | 42,832 | -1.50% | 384,918 | -8.80% |
Total | 225,856 | 1.70% | 1,849,972 | -14.50% |