Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, May 2014

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 2,6% in May 2014 compared with May 2013. The corresponding income increased by 6,7% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 7,6% in the three months ended May 2014 compared with the three months ended May 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (18,3% and contributing 5,8 percentage points); and
  • ‘other’ freight  (15,5% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 13,2% in May 2014 compared with May 2013. The corresponding income increased by 36,3% over the same period.