Volume of goods transported by lorries decreased 6 per cent in the third quarter of 2024

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release | Goods transport by road 2024, 3rd quarter

According to Statistics Finland, a total of 60 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries in domestic road transport in the third quarter of 2024. Compared to the previous year, the volume of transported goods decreased by 6 %. The transport performance increased by 5 % and was 6.8 billion tonne-kilometers.

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  • The share of transported soil materials made up 30 per cent of the volume of goods transported in road transport and 12 per cent of the transport performance during the third quarter of 2024.
  • Of the goods transported, 58 per cent were transported by full-trailer combination trucks, 16 per cent by semi-trailer trucks and 26 per cent by trucks without a trailer.
  • Of the transport volume, 94 per cent was transported in professional transport and six per cent in private transport.

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Goods transport by road [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 3rd quarter. ISSN=2342-3617. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.12.2024].
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