Volumes of goods transported down 3.3% y/y in June

The volume of goods transported (payload) decreased by 3.1% in June compared with last year‚ data released on Monday (19 August) by Statistics South Africa showed.
Volumes of goods transported down 3.3% y/y in June

The corresponding income increased by 6.6% over the same period.

Income from freight transportation increased by 12.5% in the second quarter compared with the same period last year. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • Primary mining and quarrying products (13.7% and contributing 4.2 percentage points);
  • Manufactured food‚ beverages and tobacco products (14.1% and contributing 2.0 percentage points);
  • 'Other` freight (17.7% and contributing 1.8 percentage points);

  • Agriculture and forestry primary products (14.3% and contributing 1.0 percentage point).

The number of passenger journeys increased by 3.5% in June compared with last year. The corresponding income increased by 9.0% over the period.


 
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