Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, July 2015

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 5,7% in July 2015 compared with July 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 3,8% over the same period.

  • Income from freight transportation decreased by 3,1% in the three months ended July 2015 compared with the three months ended July 2014. The main contributors to this decrease were:
    primary mining and quarrying products (-5,1% and contributing -1,7 percentage points); and
  • manufactured food, beverages and tobacco (-7,3% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 4,7% in July 2015 compared with July 2014. The corresponding income increased by 2,5% over the same period.