Goods transportation volume in the first 2 months of the year increased by 7.6% compared to 2017
Generally, for the first 2 months of the year, goods transportation volume still reached 260 million tons, up 7.6% over the same period last year and 48.2 billion tons.km, up 5.3%. If divided by region, the domestic transport reached 254.5 million tons, up 7.7% and 25.7 billion tons.km, up 8.2%; foreign transport reached 5.5 million tons, up 1.2% and 22.5 billion tons.km, up 2.2%.
According to the General Statistics Office, goods transportation volume in February was estimated at 129.4 million tons, down 1% from the previous month and 23.8 billion tons.km, down 2.3%. The main reason is that after concentrating on transporting a large amount of goods for the Lunar New Year in January 2018, goods transportation in February slowed
down, especially during 10 days off for Lunar New Year holiday.
Forms | Transportation (thousand tons) | Rotate (billion tons.km) | Transport volume: 2m/2018 compared to the same period (%) | Transport volume: 2m/2018 compared to the same period (%) |
In total | 260036.3 | 48201.5 | 107.6 | 105.3 |
Domestic | 254497.5 | 25681.6 | 107.7 | 108.2 |
Abroad | 5538.7 | 22519.9 | 101.2 | 102.2 |
Railway | 804.1 | 528.6 | 100.7 | 110.3 |
By sea | 12446.2 | 24467.7 | 103.2 | 102.9 |
Domestic waterways | 45738.6 | 9752.6 | 106.8 | 106.4 |
Road | 200986.4 | 13291.9 | 108.1 | 108.9 |
Airway | 61.0 | 160.7 | 106.1 | 104.2 |
Source: General Statistics Office
If divided by transport industry, in general, the volume of transport increased in all types of transport in the first 2 months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. In which, road transport still has the largest volume of transport, reaching 201 million tons, up 8.1% over the same period last year and 13.3 billion tons.km, up 8.9%; followed by inland waterways reached 45.7 million tons, up 6.8% and 9.8 billion tons.km, up 6.4%; sea way 12.4 million tons, up 3.2% and 24.5 billion tons.km, up 2.9%. Air transportation is still quite modest, reaching 61 thousand tons, up 6.1% and 160.7 million tons.km, up 4.2%. Railway transportation volume reached 0.8 million tons, up 0.7% and 0.5 billion tons.km, up 10.3%.
Source: logistics.gov.vn