Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 4,2% in January 2025 compared with January 2024. The corresponding income decreased by 2,4% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 5,0% in the three months ended January 2025 compared with the three months ended January 2024. The main negative contributors to this decrease were:

·      ‘other’ freight (-16,8% and contributing -3,4 percentage points);

·      agriculture and forestry primary products (-22,9% and contributing -1,4 percentage points); and

·      primary mining and quarrying products (-2,7% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload increased by 1,1% in the three months ended January 2025 compared with the previous three months. Road freight increased by 0,8% (contributing 0,7 of a percentage point) and rail freight increased by 2,7% (contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 11,1% in January 2025 compared with January 2024. The corresponding income increased by 1,6% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 0,2% in the three months ended January 2025 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys increased by 3,3% (contributing 0,8 of a percentage point) while road passenger journeys decreased by 0,8% (contributing -0,6 of a percentage point).