Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, January 2015

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 9,4% in January 2015 compared with January 2014. The corresponding income increased by 6,6% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 6,7% in the three months ended January 2015 compared with the three months ended January 2014. The main contributor to this increase was primary mining and quarrying products (19,4% and contributing 6,7 percentage points)

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 9,5% in January 2015 compared with January 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 0,2% over the same period.