Volume of goods transported by lorries remained unchanged in the first quarter of 2024

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release | Goods transport by road 2024, 1st quarter

According to Statistics Finland, a total of 49 million tonnes of goods were transported by lorries in domestic road transport during the first quarter of 2024, which was as much as in the corresponding period one year earlier. The volume of transported soil materials decreased by 17 per cent and the volume of transport of other goods increased by 5 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

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  • The share of transported soil materials made up 18 per cent of the volume of goods transported in road transport and 6 per cent of the transport performance during the first quarter of 2024.
  • Of the transport volume, 96 per cent was transported in professional transport and four per cent in private transport.
  • Transport volume decreased by 15 per cent compared to first quarter of 2023.

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  • Transport of soil material
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Goods transport by road [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 1st quarter. ISSN=2342-3617. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 26.12.2024].
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