Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, August 2011

Income from freight transportation

The income from freight transportation for the three months ended August 2011 increased by 10,3% compared with the three months ended August 2010. Income from freight transportation for August 2011 increased by 14,7% compared with August 2010. The volume of goods transported (payload) for August 2011 increased by 9,1% compared with August 2010.

The year-on-year increase of 10,3% in income from freight transportation for the three months ended August 2011 was driven largely by primary mining and quarrying products (22,1% and contributing 6,7 percentage points), followed by manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (12,6% and contributing 1,8 percentage points).

Income from passenger transportation

The income from passenger transportation for the three months ended August 2011 increased by 10,2% compared with the three months ended August 2010. Income from passenger transportation for August 2011 increased by 13,9% compared with August 2010, whilst the number of passengers increased by 7,1% over this period.

The main contributor to the year-on-year increase of 10,2% in income from passenger transportation for the three months ended August 2011 was road passenger transportation (11,0% and contributing 8,5 percentage points), followed by railway passenger transportation (7,3% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).