Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, September 2015

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 1,9% in September 2015 compared with September 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 3,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 4,2% in the third quarter of 2015 compared with the third quarter of 2014. The main contributors to this decrease were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (-8,5% and contributing -2,9 percentage points); and
  • 'other' freight (-8,0% and contributing -1,0 percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 7,8% in September 2015 compared with September 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 0,2% over the same period.