Of which central transport reached 23.1 million passengers, increased by 1% and 24.2 billion passengers-kilometers, by 5.5%; local transport gained 2139.2 million passengers, grew by 7.8% and 72.2 billion passengers-kilometers, by 8.3%. In eight months of this year, estimated passengers carried by road achieved 2038.2 million passengers, a rise of 8% and 71 billion passengers-kilometers, a rise of 8.7% from the same period last year; by air: 13.5 million passengers, an increase of 5.8% and 20.5 billion passengers-kilometers, an increase of 5.4%; by rail: 7.9 million passengers, a decrease of 4.6% and 3 billion passengers-kilometers, a rise of 0.4%; by sea: 3.8 million passengers, 6.4% increase and 179.6 million passengers-kilometers, 5.3% increase.

Cargo carriage in eight months reached an estimate of 736.4 million tons, rose 5.4% and 146.9 billion tons-kilometers, rose 2.7% from the last year’ same period. Of which the domestic transport gained 715.3 million tons, increased by 5.4% and 64.5 billion tons-kilometers, by 6%; overseas transport reached 21.1 million tons, grew by 5.4% and 82.4 billion tons-kilometers, by 0.2%. Cargo transport by road was estimated to obtain 565.9 million tons, increased by 6% and 31.2 billion tons-kilometers, by 7.2%; by river: 127 million tons, up 3.8% and 25 billion tons-kilometers, up 4.7%; by sea: 38.8 million tons, up 4% and 87.6 billion tons-kilometers, up 0.7%; by rail: 4.5 million tons, 5.4% decrease and 2.8 billion tons-kilometers, 0.6% increase.

Source: General statistics office