Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, November 2015

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 1,6% in November 2015 compared with November 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 3,9% over the same period.

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

  • primary mining and quarrying products (-4,6% and contributing -1,5 percentage points); and
  • 'other' freight (-9,1% and contributing -1,1 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 8,4% in November 2015 compared with November 2014. The corresponding income increased by 0,3% over the same period.