Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, October 2015

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 6,2% in October 2015 compared with October 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 2,8% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 3,9% in three months ended October 2015 compared with the three months ended October 2014. The main contributors to this decrease were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (-8,3% and contributing -2,8 percentage points); and
  • ‘other’ freight (-9,2% and contributing -1,2 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 12,2% in October 2015 compared with October 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 3,3% over the same period.