Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, April 2013

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 8,4% in April 2013 compared with April 2012. The corresponding income increased by 18,8% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 9,5% in the three months ended April 2013 compared with the three months ended April 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (12,7% and contributing 4,1 percentage points); and
  • manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (14,2% and contributing 2,0 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 0,4% in April 2013 compared with April 2012. The corresponding income decreased by 9,7% over the same period.