Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, August 2015

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 7,8% in August 2015 compared with August 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 6,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 4,3% in the three months ended August 2015 compared with the three months ended August 2014. The main contributor to this decrease was primary mining and quarrying products (-8,3% and contributing -2,8 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

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