Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, September 2014

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 7,5% in September 2014 compared with September 2013. The corresponding income increased by 12,3% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 9,5% in the third quarter of 2014 compared with the third quarter of 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (18,0% and contributing 6,4 percentage points); and
  • agriculture and forestry primary products (16,8% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 3,0% in September 2014 compared with September 2013. The corresponding income increased by 12,4% over the same period.