Goods transport in 2021 Goods transport in Switzerland increased by 4% in 2021

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Goods transport in Switzerland increased by 4% in 2021

22.11.2022 - In 2021, the transport performance of goods transport rose by 2.7% for road transport and by 6.2% for rail transport, which together resulted in transport growth of 4.0%. The number of kilometres travelled by heavy goods vehicles was higher than at any time in the past 20 years. Container transport by Rhine ships and by rail also reached record levels in 2021. These are some of the findings of the goods transport statistics produced by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). 

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Observation period
2021
Periodicity
Annual
Spatial division
Switzerland
Published by
Federal Statistical Office
Source(s)
Federal Statistical Office
FSO number
2022-0222-e
Copyright
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OPEN-BY
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Article type:
Press release
Published on:
22.11.2022
Topic:
Mobility and transport

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