Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, July 2018

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 4,8% in July 2018 compared with July 2017. The corresponding income increased by 3,0% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 1,5% in the three months ended July 2018 compared with the three months ended July 2017. The main contributor to this increase was primary mining and quarrying products (3,3% and contributing 1,1 percentage points).
 
Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 2,4% in the three months ended July 2018 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 2,2% (contributing -1,7 percentage points) while rail freight decreased by 3,3% (contributing -0,8 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 7,2% in July 2018 compared with July 2017. The corresponding income increased by 1,7% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys decreased by 1,8% in the three months ended July 2018 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys decreased by 4,4% (contributing -2,3 percentage points) while rail passenger journeys increased by 1,2% (contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).