Volume of goods transported by land decreases
by Staff Writer,
2016-02-22 15:23:29.0
THE volume of goods transported (payload) decreased 3.2% in 2015 compared with 2014. The corresponding income decreased 1.4% over the same period, Statistics SA data released on Monday show.
In December 2015, the volume of goods transported (payload) decreased 2.3% year on year. The corresponding income decreased 0.1% over the same period.
Income from freight transportation decreased 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared with the fourth quarter of 2014. The main contributor to this decrease was primary mining and quarrying products (a decline of 9.4% and contributing -3.2 percentage points).
Passenger transportation
The number of passenger journeys decreased 6.8% in 2015 compared with 2014. The corresponding income increased 1.4% over the same period. In December 2015, the number of passenger journeys decreased 13.3% year on year. The corresponding income increased 1.4% over the same period.
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THE volume of goods transported (payload) decreased 3.2% in 2015 compared with 2014. The corresponding income decreased 1.4% over the same period, Statistics SA data released on Monday show.
In December 2015, the volume of goods transported (payload) decreased 2.3% year on year. The corresponding income decreased 0.1% over the same period.
Income from freight transportation decreased 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared with the fourth quarter of 2014. The main contributor to this decrease was primary mining and quarrying products (a decline of 9.4% and contributing -3.2 percentage points).
Passenger transportation
The number of passenger journeys decreased 6.8% in 2015 compared with 2014. The corresponding income increased 1.4% over the same period. In December 2015, the number of passenger journeys decreased 13.3% year on year. The corresponding income increased 1.4% over the same period.
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Change: 2.13%
Change: 1.81%
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Change: 1.33%
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