IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 4,1% in October 2013 compared with October 2012. The corresponding income increased by 9,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 9,2% in the three months ended October 2013 compared with the three months ended October 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

'other' freight  (33,8% and contributing 3,1 percentage points); and
primary mining and quarrying products (8,4% and contributing 2,8 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 4,6% in October 2013 compared with October 2012. The corresponding income increased by 9,0% over the same period.