Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, January 2014

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 0,6% in January 2014 compared with January 2013. The corresponding income increased by 10,7% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 5,8% in the three months ended January 2014 compared with the three months ended January 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  •  `other` freight  (26,7% and contributing 2,4 percentage points);
  •  basic metals and fabricated metal products (20,3% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point); and
    primary mining and quarrying products (2,5% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 3,2% in January 2014 compared with January 2013. The corresponding income increased by 11,9% over the same period.