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.

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