IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 9,5% in February 2018 compared with February 2017. The corresponding income increased by 10,8% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 8,1% in the three months ended February 2018 compared with the three months ended February 2017. The main contributors to this increase were:

• primary mining and quarrying products (10,4% and contributing 3,7 percentage points); and
• 'other' freight (20,7% and contributing 2,3 percentage points).
   
  Seasonally adjusted payload increased by 1,8% in the three months ended February 2018 compared with the previous three months. Road freight increased by 2,0% (contributing 1,5 percentage points) while rail freight increased by 1,1% (contributing 0,3 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 8,7% in February 2018 compared with February 2017. The corresponding income decreased by 5,2% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 4,4% in the three months ended February 2018 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys increased by 7,5% (contributing 3,4 percentage points) while road passenger journeys increased by 1,8% (contributing 1,1 percentage point).