Belarus cargo transportation volume down 7.1% in Jan-Nov 2020 to 366.394m tonnes
<p> MINSK, Dec 30 - PrimePress. Belarus’ volume of cargo transportation by all types of transport decreased in January-November 2020 by 7.1% year on year to 366.394 million tonnes, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a statistical report. </p> <p> </p> <p> Transportation by rail in Jan-Nov 2020 totaled 114.285 million tonnes, down 14.8% year on year. The transit freight traffic amounted to 24.1 million tonnes, down 33.5%. Crude oil and oil products, construction cargoes, chemical and mineral fertilizers, and timber cargoes prevailed in transportation by rail. </p> <p> </p> <p> Transportation of goods by road decreased in Jan-Nov 2020 by 1.4% to 148.52 million tonnes; through pipelines – down 6.2% to 100.934 million tonnes; by air – up 13.8% to 28,300 tonnes. </p> <p> </p> <p> The export of transportation services in freight terms in Jan-Nov amounted to $2.593 billion, down 3.2% year on year; import – $1.239 billion, down 3.4%. End </p>
2020-12-31
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MINSK, Dec 30 - PrimePress. Belarus’ volume of cargo transportation by all types of transport decreased in January-November 2020 by 7.1% year on year to 366.394 million tonnes, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a statistical report.
Transportation by rail in Jan-Nov 2020 totaled 114.285 million tonnes, down 14.8% year on year. The transit freight traffic amounted to 24.1 million tonnes, down 33.5%. Crude oil and oil products, construction cargoes, chemical and mineral fertilizers, and timber cargoes prevailed in transportation by rail.
Transportation of goods by road decreased in Jan-Nov 2020 by 1.4% to 148.52 million tonnes; through pipelines – down 6.2% to 100.934 million tonnes; by air – up 13.8% to 28,300 tonnes.
The export of transportation services in freight terms in Jan-Nov amounted to $2.593 billion, down 3.2% year on year; import – $1.239 billion, down 3.4%. End