Belarus’ cargo transportation volume down 8.4% in Jan-Jul 2020 to 221.769m tonnes
<p> MINSK, Aug 26 - PrimePress. Belarus’ volume of cargo transportation by all types of transport decreased in January-JuLy 2020 by 8.4% year on year to 221.769 million tonnes, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a statistical report. </p> <p> </p> <p> Transportation by rail in Jan-Jul 2020 totaled 69.294 million tonnes, down 17.7% year on year. The transit freight traffic amounted to 15 million tonnes, down 36.4%. 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-Jul 2020 by 1.5% to 89.625 million tonnes; through pipelines – down 6.7% to 61.367 million tonnes; by air – up 7.8% to 16,300 tonnes. </p> <p> </p> <p> The export of transportation services in freight terms in Jan-Jul 2020 amounted to $1.478 billion, down 5.9% year on year; import – $683.7 billion, down 8.4%. End </p>
2020-08-26
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MINSK, Aug 26 - PrimePress. Belarus’ volume of cargo transportation by all types of transport decreased in January-JuLy 2020 by 8.4% year on year to 221.769 million tonnes, Belarus’ National Statistics Committee (Belstat) said in a statistical report.
Transportation by rail in Jan-Jul 2020 totaled 69.294 million tonnes, down 17.7% year on year. The transit freight traffic amounted to 15 million tonnes, down 36.4%. 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-Jul 2020 by 1.5% to 89.625 million tonnes; through pipelines – down 6.7% to 61.367 million tonnes; by air – up 7.8% to 16,300 tonnes.
The export of transportation services in freight terms in Jan-Jul 2020 amounted to $1.478 billion, down 5.9% year on year; import – $683.7 billion, down 8.4%. End