Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 9,8% in August 2023 compared with August 2022. The corresponding income decreased by 4,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 2,7% in the three months ended August 2023 compared with the three months ended August 2022. The main negative contributors to this decrease were:

·        manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (-16,3% and contributing -2,2 percentage points);

·        primary mining and quarrying products (-4,0% and contributing -1,4 percentage points); and

·        agriculture and forestry primary products (-14,0% and contributing -1,1 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 3,3% in the three months ended August 2023 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 4,0% (contributing -3,4 percentage points), while rail freight increased by 0,3%.

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 14,2% in August 2023 compared with August 2022. The corresponding income increased by 10,6% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys decreased by 0,3% in the three months ended August 2023 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys decreased by 3,0% (contributing -0,4 of a percentage point), while road passenger journeys increased by 0,2% (contributing 0,2 of a percentage point).