Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, April 2014

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 6,5% in April 2014 compared with April 2013. The corresponding income increased by 8,2% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 7,3% in the three months ended April 2014 compared with the three months ended April 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (9,2% and contributing 3,1 percentage points); and
  • 'other' freight  (22,8% and contributing 2,0 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 7,0% in April 2014 compared with April 2013. The corresponding income increased by 24,1% over the same period.