Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, August 2014

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 3,4% in August 2014 compared with August 2013. The corresponding income increased by 7,5% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 10,1% in the three months ended August 2014 compared with the three months ended August 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (16,3% and contributing 5,7 percentage points);
  • manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (15,4% and contributing 1,9 percentage points); and
  • agriculture and forestry primary products (16,7% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 5,5% in August 2014 compared with August 2013. The corresponding income increased by 5,5% over the same period.