Armenia’s Freight Traffic Shrinks 8.8% To 1,220,700 Tons In January

ARMENIA’S FREIGHT TRAFFIC SHRINKS 8.8% TO 1,220,700 TONS IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY 2015

YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Armenia’s freight traffic totaled 1,220,700
tons in January and February 2015 after shrinking 8.8%, compared
with the same period a year before, the National Statistical Service
reports.

According to the statistical report, some 545,400 tons or 44.7%
of the total freight traffic were transported by motor vehicles,
384,900 tons or 31.5% by pipelines, 289,400 tons or 23.7% by trains
and only 1,000 tons by aircrafts.

Cargo turnover shrank 16.7% in January and February 2015, compared
with the same period a year earlier, to 732 million ton-kilometers.

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From: A. Papazian

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