Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 5,5% in July 2024 compared with July 2023. The corresponding income decreased by 0,7% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 0,9% in the three months ended July 2024 compared with the three months ended July 2023. The main negative contributors to this decrease were:

·       primary mining and quarrying products (-3,0% and contributing -1,1 percentage points); and

·       agriculture and forestry primary products (-8,7% and contributing -0,6 of a percentage point).

The main positive contributors were:

·       containers (14,8% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point); and

·       commercial products (21,4% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 3,5% in the three months ended July 2024 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 4,8% (contributing -4,0 percentage points) while rail freight increased by 2,8% (contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 15,2% in July 2024 compared with July 2023. The corresponding income increased by 10,3% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 0,7% in the three months ended July 2024 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys increased by 22,2% (contributing 3,9 percentage points) while road passenger journeys decreased by 3,9% (contributing -3,2 percentage points).