IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 2,5% in April 2022 compared with April 2021. The corresponding income increased by 6,2% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 6,8% in the three months ended April 2022 compared with the three months ended April 2021. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

·        ‘other’ freight (25,6% and contributing 5,1 percentage points); and

·        agriculture and forestry primary products (15,4% and contributing 1,2 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 0,5% in the three months ended April 2022 compared with the previous three months. Rail freight decreased by 3,8% (contributing -0,7 of a percentage point) while road freight increased by 0,3% (contributing 0,2 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation 

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 17,6% in April 2022 compared with April 2021. The corresponding income increased by 9,1% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 0,6% in the three months ended April 2022 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys increased by 1,1% (contributing 1,0 percentage point) while rail passenger journeys decreased by 4,1% (contributing -0,4 of a percentage point).