Trends in road freight transport 1999-2007 - freight grew by 4 % in 2007.

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Pasi (S). http://temis.documentation.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/document.xsp?id=Temis-0065446

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• Transport
• Transport routier de marchandises
• Units of transportation measurement
• Transport en Europe

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• Publié par: temis-developpement-durable
• Publié le: 29 janvier 2009
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Transport   Author: Simo PASI

 

 

   

 

S t a t i s t i c s i n f o c u s 8/2009

Trends in road freight transport 1999-2007 – freight grew by 4% in 2007

  In brief   EU-27 road freight transport grew by 4% in 2007 Figure 1 illustrates the impact that the compared with 2006. Growth slowed during the of the EU in 2004 and 2007 had inenlargements year from 6% in the first quarter to 1% in the upward trend in EU road freightproducing a strong fourth. transport. Even within the EU-15, the 2004 The five major economies, Germany, Spain, enlargement generated a step change in the level France, Italy and the United Kingdom of activity. Since then, EU-15 transport has largely dominated total and national transport. For stagnated with all the growth coming from the international transport, Poland, the Netherlands 12 Member States that joined the EU in 2004 and and Romania followed Germany and Spain in 2007. the top five. Poland was the leading country for The rate of growth slowed down during 2007. For cross-trade, followed by Germany and Slovakia. the growth of total road freight was stillthe EU-15, For cabotage, Germany was in the lead, strong during the first quarter but decreased by the followed by Luxembourg, the Netherlands and end of the year, with EU-15 international transport Belgium. Belgium, Austria, France and of all kinds in decline while national transport Denmark had cabotage penetration rates of continued to grow. more than 2%. Penetration rates in the 12 Member States that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 were well below 1%.   Figure 1: Quarterly road freight transport, 2002-2007 - million tkm

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Note: See Methodological notes for details on data availability and estimates.

 

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