Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, July 2012

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 0,8% in July 2012 compared with July 2011. The corresponding income increased by 6,5% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 6,5% in the three months ended July 2012 compared with the three months ended July 2011. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (5,4% and contributing 1,7 percentage points);
  • 'other' freight (12,0% and contributing 1,2 percentage points); and
  • manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (7,1% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passengers increased by 5,8% in July 2012 compared with July 2011. The corresponding income increased by 12,9% over the same period.

Income from passenger transportation increased by 13,0% in the three months ended July 2012 compared with the three months ended July 2011. Income from passenger transportation by road increased by 10,6% (contributing 8,2 percentage points), and income from passenger transportation by rail increased by 21,5% (contributing 4,8 percentage points).