Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, September 2024

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 12,3% in September 2024 compared with September 2023. The corresponding income decreased by 12,3% over the same period.

 

Income from freight transportation decreased by 5,6% in the third quarter of 2024 compared with the third quarter of 2023. The largest negative contributor to this decrease was ‘other’ freight (-22,3% and contributing -5,2 percentage points).


Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 2,5% in the third quarter of 2024 compared with the second quarter of 2024. Road freight decreased by 3,3% (contributing -2,7 percentage points) while rail freight increased by 1,4% (contributing 0,2 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 6,8% in September 2024 compared with September 2023. The corresponding income decreased by 4,8% over the same period.


Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 0,2% in the third quarter of 2024 compared with the second quarter of 2024. Rail passenger journeys increased by 39,5% (contributing 7,3 percentage points) while road passenger journeys decreased by 8,7% (contributing -7,1 percentage points).