Freight transportation

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 1,7% in August 2026 compared with August 2025. The corresponding income increased by 6,2% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 8,6% in the three months ended August 2026 compared with the three months ended August 2025. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

·      ‘other’ freight (24,1% and contributing 5,4 percentage points);

·      manufactured food, beverages and tobacco products (12,9% and contributing 1,3 percentage points);

·      commercial products (33,0% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point);

·      agriculture and forestry primary products (9,3% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point); and

·      containers (25,8% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point).

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

Passenger transportation

The number of passenger journeys increased by 9,8% in August 2026 compared with August 2025. The corresponding income increased by 3,0% over the same period.

Seasonally adjusted passenger journeys increased by 4,2% in the three months ended August 2026 compared with the previous three months. Rail passenger journeys increased by 9,4% (contributing 2,9 percentage points) and road passenger journeys increased by 1,9% (contributing 1,3 percentage points).