IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Income from freight transportation decreases

Income from freight transportation for February 2009 decreased by 3,3% compared to February 2008. The income from freight transportation for the three months ended February 2009 increased by 0,6% compared to the three months ended February 2008. The payload decreased by 2,8% for the three months ended February 2009 compared to the three months ended February 2008.

The main contributors to the increase of 0,6% in income from freight transportation for the three months ended February 2009 compared to three months ended February 2008 were manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (1,4 percentage points), primary mining and quarrying products (contributing 1,1 percentage points) and electrical machinery, transport machinery and equipment (also contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Income from passenger transportation increases

Income from passenger transportation for February 2009 increased by 5,4% compared to February 2008. The income from passenger transportation for the three months ended February 2009 increased by 4,7% compared to the three months ended February 2008. The number of passengers decreased by 3,4% and passenger kilometres travelled decreased by 5,2% for the three months ended February 2009 compared to the three months ended February 2008.

The main contributor to the increase of 4,7% in income from passenger transportation for the three months ended February 2009 compared to the three months ended February 2008 was road passenger transportation (5,8 percentage points).