Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, September 2013

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 4,9% in September 2013 compared with September 2012. The corresponding income increased by 8,7% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 9,9% in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the third quarter of 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • `other` freight  (34,4% and contributing 3,1 percentage points); and
  • primary mining and quarrying products (8,7% and contributing 3,0 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 3,1% in September 2013 compared with September 2012. The corresponding income increased by 4,4% over the same period.