TABLE 9.10
Trends in Traffic at Major Ports
Change
April-November* over previous year
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1994-95 1995-96* 1995 1996 1995-96 1996-97@
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(Million tonnes) (per cent)
1 POL 82.2 91.4 59.6 61.5 11.2 3.2
2 Iron Ore 34.8 34.5 21.4 20.5 -0.9 -4.2
3 Fertiliser & raw materials 8.5 9.6 6.7 4.8 12.9 -28.4
4 Foodgrains 0.9 2.8 1.5 1.9 211.1 26.7
5 Coal 29.9 31.1 20.0 22.9 4.0 14.5
6 Vegetable oil 0.6 1.5 1.2 1.2 150.0 0.0
7 Other liquids 4.9 5.2 2.7 3.6 6.1 33.3
8 Containerised cargo 15.4 17.6 11.0 13.1 14.3 19.1
9 Others 20.1 21.6 13.2 14.3 7.5 8.3
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Total 197.3 215.3 137.3 143.8 9.1 4.7
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* Provisional. @ April-November.
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