IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 3,4% in July 2014 compared with July 2013. The corresponding income increased by 8,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 10,2% in the three months ended July 2014 compared with the three months ended July 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

• primary mining and quarrying products (19,6% and contributing 6,5 percentage points);
  
• manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (11,3% and contributing 1,5 percentage points); and
  
• agriculture and forestry primary products (12,6% and contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 1,0% in July 2014 compared with July 2013. The corresponding income increased by 10,4% over the same period.