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Crude petroleum and barley showed the most growth in volume shipped through the Port of Vancouver in 2018, according to statistics released on Thursday.

The Cargo Statistics Report says that cargo shipped through the Port of Vancouver reached a record 147 million tonnes in 2018, a 3.5-per-cent jump from 2017.

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The bulk of material that goes through the port are exports — 115.6 million tonnes compared to 31.5 million tonnes of imports in 2018. However, the data showed imports grew by almost 10 per cent in 2018 while exports grew 1.9 per cent.

The top six classes of commodities shipped through the port’s facilities by volume were coal, grain and crops, forest products, chemicals and minerals, fertilizers and petroleum products.

The biggest percentage jump in volume was crude petroleum, which leaped 67.5 per cent to three million tonnes. Diesel and fuel oils and aviation fuel also recorded big rises. The bulk of petroleum products are imported into B.C.