Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, June 2019

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 5,2% in June 2019 compared with June 2018. The corresponding income increased by 4,3% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 4,4% in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the second quarter of 2018. The main contributor to this increase was primary mining and quarrying products (16,9% and contributing 6,0 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload increased by 1,6% in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the previous quarter. Road freight increased by 1,4% (contributing 1,1 percentage points) and rail freight increased by 2,3% (contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 15,3% in June 2019 compared with June 2018. The corresponding income increased by 1,4% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys decreased by 0,8% in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the previous quarter. Rail passenger journeys decreased by 12,4% (contributing -5,2 percentage points) while road passenger journeys increased by 7,5% (contributing 4,3 percentage points).