Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, September 2011

Income from freight transportation

The income from freight transportation for the third quarter of 2011 increased by 14,2% compared with the third quarter of 2010. Income from freight transportation for September 2011 increased by 20,5% compared with September 2010. The volume of goods transported (payload) for September 2011 increased by 12,3% compared with September 2010.

The year-on-year increase of 14,2% in income from freight transportation for the third quarter of 2011 was driven largely by primary mining and quarrying products (30,4% and contributing 9,3 percentage points), followed by manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (16,5% and contributing 2,4 percentage points).

Income from passenger transportation

The income from passenger transportation for the third quarter of 2011 increased by 11,1% compared with the third quarter of 2010. Income from passenger transportation for September 2011 increased by 14,2% compared with September 2010, whilst the number of passengers increased by 10,7% over this period.

The main contributor to the year-on-year increase of 11,1% in income from passenger transportation for the third quarter of 2011 was road passenger transportation (12,0% and contributing 9,3 percentage points), followed by railway passenger transportation (8,2% and contributing 1,8 percentage points).