Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, December 2013

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 1,7% in December 2013 compared with December 2012. The corresponding income increased by 5,5% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 5,1% in the fourth quarter of 2013 compared with the fourth quarter of 2012. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • `other` freight  (23,2% and contributing 2,2 percentage points);
  • primary mining and quarrying products (3,9% and contributing 1,3 percentage points); and
  • basic metals and fabricated metal products (19,8% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 1,3% in December 2013 compared with December 2012. The corresponding income increased by 3,9% over the same period.