Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 3,7% in June 2024 compared with June 2023. The corresponding income decreased by 0,9% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 0,5% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the second quarter of 2023. The main negative contributors to this decrease were:

·       manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (-14,2% and contributing -1,9 percentage points); and

·       primary mining and quarrying products (-3,1% and contributing -1,1 percentage points).

The main positive contributors were:

·       containers (26,1% and contributing 1,2 percentage points).

·       commercial products (33,7% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point); and

·       ‘other’ freight (2,7% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 5,0% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the first quarter of 2024. Road freight decreased by 5,8% (contributing -4,9 percentage points) and rail freight decreased by 1,3% (contributing -0,2 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 3,0% in June 2024 compared with June 2023. The corresponding income increased by 7,3% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 1,1% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the first quarter of 2024. Rail passenger journeys increased by 6,6% (contributing 1,1 percentage points) while road passenger journeys decreased by 0,1% (contributing -0,1 of a percentage point).