Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 2,7% in January 2026 compared with January 2025. The corresponding income increased by 3,0% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 3,8% in the three months ended January 2026 compared with the three months ended January 2025. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

·      agriculture and forestry primary products (39,6% and contributing 2,8 percentage points);

·      primary mining and quarrying products (3,3% and contributing 1,2 percentage points); and

·      parcels (27,8% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload decreased by 1,1% in the three months ended January 2026 compared with the previous three months. Road freight decreased by 2,1% (contributing -1,8 percentage points), while rail freight increased by 4,2% (contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys decreased by 2,0% in January 2026 compared with January 2025. The corresponding income increased by 5,8% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys decreased by 1,1% in the three months ended January 2026 compared with the previous three months. Road passenger journeys decreased by 2,3% (contributing -1,6 percentage points), while rail passenger journeys increased by 1,9% (contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).