IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 3,8% in July 2013 compared with July 2012. The corresponding income increased by 11,2% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 10,5% in the three months ended July 2013 compared with the three months ended July 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

•  “other” freight (30,5% and contributing 2,8 percentage points); 
• primary mining and quarrying products (7,7% and contributing 2,5 percentage points); and
•  containers (16,5% and contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys remained stable between July 2012 and July 2013 while the income increased by 10,2% over the same period.