Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, October 2016

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 1,7% in October 2016 compared with October 2015. The corresponding income increased by 6,3% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 8,3% in the three months ended October 2016 compared with the three months ended October 2015. The main contributor to this increase was primary mining and quarrying products (18,6% and contributing 6,3 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload increased by 2,7% in the three months ended October 2016 compared with the three months ended July 2016. Rail freight grew by 4,8% (contributing 1,3 percentage points), while road freight grew by 1,9% (contributing 1,4 percentage points) – see Table C.

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 12,9% in October 2016 compared with October 2015. The corresponding income decreased by 2,6% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 1,4% in the three months ended October 2016 compared with the three months ended July 2016. Rail transportation increased by 2,6% (contributing 1,5 percentage points) over the same period.