Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, September 2019

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 3,7% in September 2019 compared with September 2018. The corresponding income decreased by 2,0% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 0,7% in the third quarter of 2019 compared with the third quarter of 2018. The main contributor to this decrease was basic metals and fabricated metal products (-23,4% and contributing -0,8 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 2,7% in the third quarter of 2019 compared with the previous quarter. Road freight decreased by 2,2% (contributing -1,7 percentage points) and rail freight decreased by 4,3% (contributing -1,0 percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 15,4% in September 2019 compared with September 2018. The corresponding income increased by 9,1% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys decreased by 2,0% in the third quarter of 2019 compared with the previous quarter. Rail passenger journeys decreased by 11,6% (contributing -4,5 percentage points) while road passenger journeys increased by 4,1% (contributing 2,5 percentage points).