Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 6,7% in August 2024 compared with August 2023. The corresponding income decreased by 2,7% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 1,6% in the three months ended August 2024 compared with the three months ended August 2023. The main negative contributors to this decrease were:

·      ‘other’ freight (-11,2% and contributing -2,4 percentage points); and

·      agriculture and forestry primary products (-7,4% and contributing -0,5 of a percentage point).

The main positive contributors were:

·      containers (13,7% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point); and

·      commercial products (22,8% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 1,9% in the three months ended August 2024 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 2,4% (contributing -2,0 percentage points) while rail freight increased by 0,6% (contributing 0,1 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 11,6% in August 2024 compared with August 2023. The corresponding income increased by 7,3% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 0,2% in the three months ended August 2024 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys increased by 25,3% (contributing 4,6 percentage points) while road passenger journeys decreased by 5,3% (contributing -4,3 percentage points).