Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, December 2015

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 3,2% in 2015 compared with 2014. The corresponding income decreased by 1,4% over the same period.

In December 2015, the volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 2,3% year-on-year. The corresponding income decreased by 0,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 2,5% in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared with the fourth quarter of 2014. The main contributor to this decrease was primary mining and quarrying products (-9,4% and contributing -3,2 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 6,8% in 2015 compared with 2014. The corresponding income increased by 1,4% over the same period. In December 2015, the number of passenger journeys decreased by 13,3% year-on-year. The corresponding income increased by 1,4% over the same period.