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Road Freight Transport:1st Quarter 2023

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10/08/23 13:12  |  Press release  |  Economy and Finance
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The Statistical Service announces the release of the latest figures for road freight transport for the first quarter of 2023.

During the period January-March 2023, the total weight of goods transported by road in Cyprus increased by 8,3% compared to the corresponding period of 2022, while the weight of freight transported from and to Cyprus also increased by 28,0%.

Table 1

Road Freight Transport (thousand tonnes)

2022

2023

Percentage Change

(%)

Jan-Mar

Jan-Mar

2023/2022

Jan-Mar

In Cyprus

9.675,2

10.478,7

8,3

From and to Cyprus

7,5

9,6

28,0

Table 2

Road Freight Transport
(million tonnekilometres)

2022

2023

Percentage Change

(%)

Jan-Mar

Jan-Mar

2023/2022

Jan-Mar

In Cyprus

218,5

246,2

12,7

From and to Cyprus

6,1

9,8

60,1

Methodological Information

Scope and Coverage

The aim of the Carriage of Goods by Road Survey is the collection of statistical data concerning the carriage of goods by road in Cyprus or from and to Cyprus, by means of road transport vehicles, which are registered in the Department of Road Transport.

For the national carriage of goods, a sample is selected from the vehicle’s register. Only vehicles whose load capacity is more than 3 tonnes are sampled. The sample consists of 9 categories (strata) according to the load capacity of the vehicle and the type of transport (hire or reward and own account) and covers all 52 weeks of the year.

The international carriage of goods covers all movements of freight (inbound and outbound journeys) around the year.

The data compiled are transmitted to Eurostat according to the Regulation (EU) No 70/2012 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road.

Data Collection

The unit of enumeration is the goods road transport vehicle. The data collected for each vehicle relates to their characteristics, the route and the goods carried.

Information is collected by the enumerators around the year through telephone interviews with the drivers and via data received directly from the companies owning the vehicles.

Definitions

A tonne-kilometre (tkm) is a unit of measure of freight transport which represents the transport of one tonne of goods by a given transport mode over a distance of one kilometre.

For more information visit the CYSTAT Portal, subtheme Services, CYSTAT-DB (Online Database), Predefined Tables (Excel) or contact Ms Andrie Milidoni: tel.: 22602240, e-mail: amilidoni@cystat.mof.gov.cy.

The Predefined Tables, available in Excel format, include data up to the fourth quarter of 2022. Data from the first quarter of 2023 onwards are available only in the CYSTAT-DB Online Database.

(NG/SCH)

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