IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Income from freight transportation

The income from freight transportation for the three months ended February 2012 increased by 15,7% compared with the three months ended February 2011. Income from freight transportation for February 2012 increased by 11,6% compared with February 2011, while the volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 7,5% over this period.

The year-on-year increase of 15,7% in income from freight transportation for the three months ended February 2012 was driven largely by:

• primary mining and quarrying products (18,4% and contributing 6,2 percentage points);
• manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (18,7% and contributing 2,8 percentage points); and
• 'other' freight (24,4% and contributing 2,0 percentage points).

Income from passenger transportation

The income from passenger transportation for the three months ended February 2012 increased by 12,5% compared with the three months ended February 2011. Income from passenger transportation for February 2012 increased by 11,6% compared with February 2011, while the number of passengers increased by 8,7% over this period.

The main contributor to the year-on-year increase of 12,5% in income from passenger transportation for the three months ended February 2012 was road passenger transportation (12,5% and contributing 9,9 percentage points), followed by railway passenger transportation (12,3% and contributing 2,6 percentage points).