Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 0,3% in May 2023 compared with May 2022. The corresponding income increased by 2,2% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 6,8% in the three months ended May 2023 compared with the three months ended May 2022. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

·        primary mining and quarrying products (12,9% and contributing 4,2 percentage points);

·        ‘other’ freight (10,6% and contributing 2,1 percentage points); and

·        manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (6,0% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 3,9% in the three months ended May 2023 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 4,0% (contributing -3,4 percentage points) and rail freight decreased by 3,3% (contributing -0,5 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 18,3% in May 2023 compared with May 2022. The corresponding income increased by 11,1% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys decreased by 1,7% in the three months ended May 2023 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys decreased by 3,5% (contributing -3,1 percentage points) while rail passenger journeys increased by 11,8% (contributing 1,4 percentage points).