Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, August 2010

Income from freight transportation

The income from freight transportation for the three months ended August 2010 increased by 11,5% compared with the three months ended August 2009. Income from freight transportation for August 2010 increased by 13,7% compared with August 2009. The volume of goods transported (payload) for August 2010 increased by 5,6% compared with August 2009.

The increase of 11,5% in income from freight transportation for the three months ended August 2010 compared with the three months ended August 2009 was driven largely by primary mining and quarrying products (18,7% and contributing 5,2 percentage points), basic metals and fabricated metal products (43,6% and contributing 2,3 percentage points) and containers (47,6% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Income from passenger transportation

The income from passenger transportation for the three months ended August 2010 increased by 9,9% compared with the three months ended August 2009. Income from passenger transportation for August 2010 increased by 8,3% compared with August 2009. The number of passengers for August 2010 decreased by 12,0% compared with August 2009.

The main contributor to the increase of 9,9% in income from passenger transportation for the three months ended August 2010 compared with the three months ended August 2009 was road passenger transportation (14,8% and contributing 11,0 percentage points). However, this increase was counteracted by a decrease in railway passenger transportation (-4,4% and contributing -1,1 percentage points).