Key findings: P7162 - Land transport survey, December 2014

Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) increased by 4,9% in December 2014 compared with December 2013. The corresponding income increased by 4,1% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 7,2% in the fourth quarter of 2014 compared with the fourth quarter of 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • primary mining and quarrying products (21,1% and contributing 7,0 percentage points); and
  • agriculture and forestry primary products (19,8% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 2,6% in December 2014 compared with December 2013. The corresponding income increased by 12,5% over the same period.