Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 1,6% in November 2023 compared with November 2022. The corresponding income increased by 3,3% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 4,6% in the three months ended November 2023 compared with the three months ended November 2022. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

·       primary mining and quarrying products (10,9% and contributing 3,5 percentage points); and

·        ‘other’ freight (16,0% and contributing 3,2 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload increased by 4,2% in the three months ended November 2023 compared with the previous three months. Road freight increased by 2,7% (contributing 2,3 percentage points) and rail freight increased by 12,3% (contributing 1,9 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 14,6% in November 2023 compared with November 2022. The corresponding income increased by 10,3% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 6,1% in the three months ended November 2023 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys increased by 5,5% (contributing 4,8 percentage points) and rail passenger journeys increased by 10,2% (contributing 1,4 percentage points).