| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | |
| Transport of goods total (thous. tonnes) | 4 440,5 | 3 214,0 | 1 828,3 | 1 677,5 | 1 877,0 | 1 906,0 |
| by type of transport | ||||||
| national | 2 770,5 | 1 501,4 | 428,5 | 223,4 | 407,4 | 634,9 |
| total international | 1 670,0 | 1 712,6 | 1 399,8 | 1 454,1 | 1 469,6 | 1 271,1 |
| of which: export | 1 179,0 | 1 055,3 | 833,7 | 717,0 | 720,9 | 621,4 |
| import | 438,7 | 621,3 | 488,3 | 583,4 | 574,4 | 482,3 |
| transport in third countries | 26,0 | 20,8 | 49,6 | 109,4 | 120,2 | 120,8 |
| cabotage | 26,3 | 15,3 | 28,2 | 44,2 | 54,0 | 46,9 |
| by type of propulsion | ||||||
| push/tow | * | 2 369,3 | 1 174,0 | 893,3 | 1 139,5 | 1 123,1 |
| self-propelled | * | 808,7 | 654,0 | 784,3 | 737,5 | 782,9 |
| Transport performance (in millions tonnes-kilometres) | 1 348,2 | 1 114,7 | 782,7 | 914,5 | 912,8 | 773,0 |
| by type of transport | ||||||
| national | 353 | 165,5 | 27,8 | 14,8 | 28,2 | 36,7 |
| total international | 995 | 949,2 | 754,9 | 899,6 | 884,6 | 736,2 |
| of which: export | 647 | 547,3 | 381,7 | 405,6 | 418,7 | 353,0 |
| import | 319 | 387,2 | 334,2 | 394,8 | 364,7 | 289,0 |
| transport in third countries | 17 | 10,6 | 28,9 | 78,3 | 77,5 | 75,1 |
| cabotage | 12 | 4,1 | 10,1 | 21,0 | 23,7 | 19,2 |
| by type of propulsion | ||||||
| push/tow | * | 563,4 | 312,5 | 324,5 | 431,1 | 302,2 |
| self-propelled | * | 721,8 | 470,2 | 589,9 | 481,6 | 470,8 |
Source: transport statistics of the MDS