Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, March 2013

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 0,6% in March 2013 compared with March 2012. The corresponding income increased by 2,6% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 6,4% in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the first quarter of 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (9,7% and contributing 3,2 percentage points);
  • manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (7,6% and contributing 1,0 percentage point); and
  • containers (18,1% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 3,1% in March 2013 compared with March 2012. The corresponding income increased by 20,7% over the same period.