Belarus’ cargo traffic by all means of transport reduced by 4.3% YoY in January-September to 323.312 million tons, the National Statistics Committee of Belarus (Belstat) said in a report.
Cargo transportation by railways in January-September stood at 93.221 million tons (down by 4.1% YoY), including transit cargo traffic at 22.6 million tons (down by 20.7%). Oil and petroleum products, chemical and mineral fertilizers, construction materials and timber made up the bulk of railway cargo traffic in January-September.
Cargo deliveries by motorway transport reduced by 4.2% YoY to 134.465 million tons, pipeline deliveries were down by 4.3% to 93.966 million tons; air transport went up by 40% to 38,600 tons.
The total value of exported transport services in January-August reached $1.875 billion (down by 4.5%).
The total value of imported transport services came at $812.2 million in January-August, down by 5.4% YoY. (Prime-TASS/Business World Magazine)