Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, August 2013

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 4,2% in August 2013 compared with August 2012. The corresponding income increased by 10,2% over the same period.

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

  •  primary mining and quarrying products (9,8% and contributing 3,2 percentage points); and
  • `other` freight  (31,7% and contributing 2,8 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 0,2% in August 2013 compared with August 2012. The corresponding income increased by 7,1% over the same period.