IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 4,7% in July 2021 compared with July 2020. The corresponding income decreased by 3,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 11,8% in the three months ended July 2021 compared with the three months ended July 2020. The main contributors to this increase were:

• ‘other’ freight (26,1% and contributing 4,9 percentage points); and
• chemicals, coke, petroleum, rubber, plastic and other mineral products (21,7% and contributing 1,8 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 0,7% in the three months ended July 2021 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 0,6% (contributing -0,5 of a percentage point) and rail freight decreased by 1,3% (contributing -0,3 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation 

The number of passenger journeys increased by 20,7% in July 2021 compared with July 2020. The corresponding income increased by 40,0% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 4,7% in the three months ended July 2021 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys increased by 5,6% (contributing 5,1 percentage points) while rail passenger journeys decreased by 4,0% (contributing -0,3 of a percentage point).