Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 0,8% in July 2026 compared with July 2025. The corresponding income increased by 9,0% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 9,9% in the three months ended July 2026 compared with the three months ended July 2025. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

·      ‘other’ freight (20,7% and contributing 4,6 percentage points);

·      manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (14,2% and contributing 1,4 percentage points);

·      containers (37,2% and contributing 1,1 percentage points); and

·      agriculture and forestry primary products (11,7% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted payload increased by 0,9% in the three months ended July 2026 compared with the previous three months. Road freight increased by 1,1% (contributing 0,9 of a percentage point), while rail freight decreased by 0,5% (contributing -0,1 of a percentage point).

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 8,4% in July 2026 compared with July 2025. The corresponding income increased by 9,3% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 4,1% in the three months ended July 2026 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys increased by 7,9% (contributing 2,4 percentage points) and road passenger journeys increased by 2,5% (contributing 1,7 percentage points).