Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, June 2011

Income from freight transportation

The income from freight transportation for the second quarter of 2011 increased by 14,2% compared with the second quarter of 2010. Income from freight transportation for June 2011 increased by 6,9% compared with June 2010. The volume of goods transported (payload) for June 2011 decreased by 2,1% compared with June 2010.

The year-on-year increase of 14,2% in income from freight transportation for the second quarter of 2011 was driven largely by primary mining and quarrying products (30,2% and contributing 8,7 percentage points), followed by manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (16,1% and contributing 2,4 percentage points) and motor vehicles, parts and accessories (35,5% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

Income from passenger transportation

The income from passenger transportation for the second quarter of 2011 increased by 10,6% compared with the second quarter of 2010. Income from passenger transportation for June 2011 increased by 11,3% compared with June 2010, whilst the number of passengers increased by 24,3% over this period.

The main contributor to the year-on-year increase of 10,6% in income from passenger transportation for the second quarter of 2011 was road passenger transportation (11,7% and contributing 9,1 percentage points), followed by railway passenger transportation (7,0% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).