CARGO TRAFFIC IN ARMENIA IN 2007 GREW BY 6,4%
arminfo
2008-01-31 12:19:00
ArmInfo. Cargo traffic in Armenia in 2007 grew by 6,4% up to 10296.1
thsd tons as compared with 2006, National Statistical Service of
Armenia told reports.
Railroad freight activity for the last year was up 9,7% to 2983.7
ths tons.
Cargo traffic grew by 2,3% to 5864.5 ths tons. Freight air
transportation for the reporting period was up by 7.5% to 10.0 ths
tons. Natural gas supplied to the country through the gas main totaled
1437.9 ths tons, which is by 18.1% more than in the same period of
the last year. Cargo turnover grew by 21.4% to 2874.9 million t/km.
Passenger transportation for 2007 grew by 8.1% to 3769.1 mln people.
Railroad passenger transportation totaled 23.9 mln people, which is
by 13,7% less than in the same period of 2006. Highway passenger
transportation grew by 4.3% to 2669.5 mln people. Air passenger
transportation grew by 20,8% to 993.6 mln people. Electric drive
transportation grew by 6,3% to 82.1 mln people.