Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, December 2011

Income from freight transportation

The income from freight transportation for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 16,8% compared with the fourth quarter of 2010. Income from freight transportation for December 2011 increased by 17,5% compared with December 2010, while the volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 11,7% over this period.

The year-on-year increase of 16,8% in income from freight transportation for the fourth quarter of 2011 was driven largely by primary mining and quarrying products (30,7% and contributing 9,4 percentage points), followed by other freight (19,0% and contributing 1,7 percentage points) and manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (10,0% and contributing 1,6 percentage points).

Income from passenger transportation

The income from passenger transportation for the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 10,7% compared with the fourth quarter of 2010. Income from passenger transportation for December 2011 increased by 12,1% compared with December 2010, while the number of passengers increased by 10,9% over this period.

The main contributor to the year-on-year increase of 10,7% in income from passenger transportation for the fourth quarter of 2011 was road passenger transportation (10,0% and contributing 7,8 percentage points), followed by railway passenger transportation (13,5% and contributing 2,9 percentage points).