IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 6,5% in April 2024 compared with April 2023. The corresponding income decreased by 0,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 2,1% in the three months ended April 2024 compared with the three months ended April 2023. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

• containers (44,2% and contributing 2,1 percentage points);
• primary mining and quarrying products (3,6% and contributing 1,2 percentage points);
• electrical machinery, transport machinery and equipment (37,4% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point); and
• commercial products (36,4% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).

The main negative contributors were:

• manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (-18,9% and contributing -2,7 percentage points); and
• agriculture and forestry primary products (-11,7% and contributing -0,8 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 2,5% in the three months ended April 2024 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 3,2% (contributing -2,7 percentage points) while rail freight increased by 1,0% (contributing 0,2 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 38,1% in April 2024 compared with April 2023. The corresponding income increased by 17,1% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 1,8% in the three months ended April 2024 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys increased by 8,5% (contributing 1,4 percentage points) and road passenger journeys increased by 0,5% (contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).