Published: 21 June 2011
Transports of soil materials by lorries decreased, transports of other goods increased in January-March 2011
In the first quarter of 2011, the volume of
goods transported by lorries in domestic road transport decreased
by 12 per cent from the corresponding quarter of 2010. A total of
66 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries during the
January to March period of 2011. The decrease is explained by the
transports of soil materials, which halved from the January to
March period of 2010. The volume of transports of goods other than
soil materials increased by 10 per cent from January-March
2010.
These data derive from the statistics on goods transport by road
compiled by Statistics Finland. The method of the statistics on
goods transport by road was revised as of the beginning of 2011.
The data for 2010 have been recalculated using the new method. The
data are not comparable with data published earlier.
Volume of goods transported by lorries by quarter of year
In the first quarter of 2011, the transport performance of lorries totalled 5,804 million tonne-kilometres, of which 520 million tonne-kilometres were in private transport and 5,284 million tonne-kilometres in professional transport. The transport performance decreased by two per cent from the corresponding time period of 2010.
The data for the statistics on goods transport by road are collected from lorry owners with a quarterly sample survey. Transported volume of goods refers to the weight of goods loaded on lorries in tonnes. Tonne-kilometre describes the volume of transport and is obtained as a product of transported volume of goods and length of transport journey.
Source: Goods Transport by Road 1/2011, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Mikko Simonaho (09) 1734 2789, liikenne.matkailu@stat.fi
Director in charge: Hannele Orjala
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Updated 21.6.2010
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Goods transport by road [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-3617. 1st quarter 2011. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 22.12.2024].
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