Published: 7 April 2015
Volume of goods transported by lorries decreased in the fourth quarter of 2014
A total of 69 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries in the fourth quarter of 2014, which was 4 per cent less than in the corresponding quarter of 2013. The volume of transported soil materials decreased by 25 per cent and the volume of transport for other goods increased by 11 per cent compared to the fourth quarter in 2013. These data derive from the statistics on goods transport by road compiled by Statistics Finland.
Volume of goods transported by lorries by quarter of year
The total transport volume of lorries amounted to 5.1 billion tonne-kilometres in the fourth quarter of 2014, which was 13 per cent less than in the corresponding quarter in 2013. Ninety-three per cent of the transport volume was transported in professional transport and seven per cent in private transport.
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 4/2014, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Klaus Bossart 029 551 2602, liikenne.matkailu@stat.fi
Director in charge: Hannele Orjala
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Updated 07.04.2015
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Goods transport by road [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-3617. 4th quarter 2014. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 22.12.2024].
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