IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 9,2% in May 2022 compared with May 2021. The corresponding income increased by 12,4% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 8,5% in the three months ended May 2022 compared with the three months ended May 2021. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

·        ‘other’ freight (26,1% and contributing 5,2 percentage points); and

·        agriculture and forestry primary products (22,8% and contributing 1,7 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload increased by 0,5% in the three months ended May 2022 compared with the previous three months. Road freight increased by 2,4% (contributing 1,9 percentage points) while rail freight decreased by 7,3% (contributing -1,4 percentage points).

Passenger transportation 

The number of passenger journeys increased by 2,9% in May 2022 compared with May 2021. The corresponding income increased by 9,9% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 14,9% in the three months ended May 2022 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys increased by 17,7% (contributing 15,9 percentage points) while rail passenger journeys decreased by 9,7% (contributing -1,0 percentage point).