Transport Yearbook 2009

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5.2.1.1. Comparison of goods transport performance by mode

  2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total transport of goods (thous. tonnes) 523 249 560 037 554 994 565 708 540 731 458 328
Rail transport 98 255 85 613 97 491 99 777 95 073 76 715
Road transport 414 725 461 144 444 574 453 537 431 855 370 115
Inland waterway transport 1 907 1 956 2 032 2 242 1 905 1 647
Air transport 16 20 22 22 20 15
Oil pipeline transport 8 346 11 305 10 875 10 131 11 877 9 837
 
Total transport performance (mill. tonne-km) 58 952 61 397 69 304 67 463 69 528 60 571
Rail transport 17 496 14 866 15 779 16 304 15 437 12 791
Road transport 39 036 43 447 50 369 48 141 50 877 44 955
Inland waterway transport 771 781 818 898 863 641
Air transport 38 45 47 41 37 29
Oil pipeline transport 1 612 2 259 2 291 2 079 2 315 2 156
 
Average goods transport distance, total (km) 112,7 109,6 124,9 119,3 128,6 132,2
Rail transport 178,1 173,6 161,8 163,4 162,4 166,7
Road transport 94,1 94,2 113,3 106,1 117,8 121,5
Inland waterway transport 404.1 399,1 402,6 400,7 452,9 388,9
Air transport 2 350,6 2 296,4 2 142,2 1 887,4 1 806,7 2 000,1
Oil pipeline transport 193,1 199,8 210,7 205,2 194,9 219,2

Source: MD