Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 11,8% in April 2023 compared with April 2022. The corresponding income increased by 11,7% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 10,2% in the three months ended April 2023 compared with the three months ended April 2022. The main contributors to this increase were:

·        primary mining and quarrying products (14,1% and contributing 4,6 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ freight (18,6% and contributing 3,7 percentage points); and

·        manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (8,8% and contributing 1,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 3,5% in the three months ended April 2023 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 5,4% (contributing -4,7 percentage points) while rail freight increased by 9,1% (contributing 1,2 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 2,5% in April 2023 compared with April 2022. The corresponding income increased by 5,4% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys decreased by 3,1% in the three months ended April 2023 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys decreased by 5,4% (contributing -4,8 percentage points) while rail passenger journeys increased by 15,4% (contributing 1,6 percentage points).