Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 4,5% in February 2025 compared with February 2024. The corresponding income decreased by 3,4% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation decreased by 4,2% in the three months ended February 2025 compared with the three months ended February 2024. The main negative contributors to this decrease were:

·      ‘other’ freight (-15,6% and contributing -3,0 percentage points); and

·      agriculture and forestry primary products (-20,5% and contributing -1,3 percentage points).

Seasonally adjusted payload increased by 2,0% in the three months ended February 2025 compared with the previous three months. Road freight increased by 1,4% (contributing 1,2 percentage points) and rail freight increased by 4,6% (contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 3,6% in February 2025 compared with February 2024. The corresponding income decreased by 1,7% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 1,1% in the three months ended February 2025 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys increased by 1,1% (contributing 0,8 of a percentage point) and rail passenger journeys increased by 1,3% (contributing 0,3 of a percentage point).