| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| Transport of goods total (thous. tonnes) | 566 017 | 656 543 | 482 934 | 443 370 | 416 720 | 382 287 |
| by distance moved | ||||||
| 0 - 49 km | * | 307 646 | 199 344 | 325 352 | 326 799 | 289 796 |
| 50 - 149 km | * | 256 028 | 206 023 | 94 087 | 59 108 | 65 888 |
| 150 - 299 km | * | 71 261 | 53 779 | 17 837 | 22 155 | 19 724 |
| 300 - 499 km | * | 15 274 | 18 713 | 5 437 | 7 794 | 5 518 |
| 500 km and over | * | 6 334 | 5 075 | 657 | 865 | 1 360 |
| by kind of transport | ||||||
| for hire or reward | 356 591 | 311 943 | 187 441 | 176 285 | 182 223 | 169 579 |
| for own account | 209 426 | 344 600 | 295 493 | 267 085 | 234 497 | 212 708 |
| Transport performance (in millions tonnes-kilometres) | 14 696 | 14 100 | 17 046 | 17 931 | 16 930 | 15 986 |
| by distance moved | ||||||
| 0 - 49 km | * | 1 282 | 2 187 | 4 118 | 3 830 | 3 431 |
| 50 - 149 km | * | 4 976 | 6 498 | 7 774 | 5 127 | 5 595 |
| 150 - 299 km | * | 4 097 | 5 297 | 3 621 | 4 681 | 4 009 |
| 300 - 499 km | * | 2 214 | 2 431 | 2 024 | 2 740 | 2 056 |
| 500 km and over | * | 1 531 | 633 | 394 | 552 | 896 |
| by kind of transport | ||||||
| for hire or reward | 10 555 | 9 174 | 8 711 | 9 108 | 8 854 | 9 104 |
| for own account | 4 142 | 4 926 | 8 335 | 8 823 | 8 076 | 6 882 |
Source: transport statistics of the MDS