Hong Kongl port 1Q cargo throughput up 3%
Hong Kong's total port cargo throughput in the first quarter increased 3 percent from a year ago, to 64.5 million tons, the city's statistic department said here Thursday, China Daily reports.
Inward port cargo recorded virtually no change at 35.9 million tons, while outward port cargo went up 7 percent to 28.6 million tons.
On a seasonally adjusted quarter-to-quarter comparison, total port cargo throughput decreased 1 percent. Inward port cargo decreased 2 percent, while outward port cargo recorded virtually no change.
Within port cargo, seaborne cargo increased 4 percent over a year earlier to 44.9 million tons, while river cargo also rose 1 percent to 19.7 million tons.
Within inward port cargo, imports fell 9 percent to 16.6 million tons, while inward transhipment went up 10 percent to 19. 3 million tons.