Goods transport in 2018 Biggest increase for 20 years in domestic heavy transport

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Biggest increase for 20 years in domestic heavy transport

19.11.2019 - The transport performance of goods transport rose by 2.1% in 2018 compared with the previous year. Growth in road transport was 2.5% and in rail transport 1.4%. Road transport grew particularly strongly in domestic transport: with a rise of 4.7% in 2018 it registered the greatest increase for 20 years. These are some of the findings of the goods transport statistics produced by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

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Observation period
2018
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2019-0414-e
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
19.11.2019
Topic:
Mobility and transport

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