Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, October 2014

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 8,6% in October 2014 compared with October 2013. The corresponding income increased by 7,7% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 9,4% in the three months ended October 2014 compared with the three months ended October 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (19,6% and contributing 6,8 percentage points); and
  • agriculture and forestry primary products (19,2% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 1,8% in October 2014 compared with October 2013. The corresponding income increased by 13,3% over the same period.