BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 20
By Nargiz Ismayilova - Trend:
Some 191.7 million tons of cargo were transported in Azerbaijan in the period from January through October 2019, which is 1.4 percent more than in the same period of 2018, Trend reports referring to Azerbaijani State Statistical Committee.
A significant share of the total cargo transportation volume (65.7 percent) accounted for road transport – 125.9 million tons (an increase of 2.8 percent).
A quarter of the total cargo turnover (25.3 percent) accounted for pipelines. The volume of transported oil decreased by 5.7 percent and amounted to 32.4 million tons. In turn, the volume of transported gas increased by 15.1 percent and amounted to 15.8 million cubic meters.
The share of maritime transportation accounted for 2.6 percent of the specific weight, and its volume amounted to 4.8 million tons, having decreased by 28.3 percent. In the meantime, 34.4 percent of all maritime transportation accounted for the oil sector.
Rail transportation accounted for 6.5 percent of all freight traffic and amounted to 12.5 million tons. The growth compared to last year’s indicator for the first ten months reached 8.3 percent.
Air transportation accounted for only 0.08 percent of all freight traffic in Azerbaijan. Only 159,100 tons of cargo were transported by air, which is 4.1 percent less than in the same period last year.
The private transport sector accounted for 82.3 percent of all cargo traffic, which is 2.6 percent more than in the first ten months of last year.
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