ArmInfo.The volume of cargo transportation in Armenia in January-August 2018 to the same period last year increased by 11.4% - up to 19 450.9 thousand tons. Of these, 16,391.5 thousand tons (84.3% of the total) accounted for road transport, with an annual increase of 12.7%. This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistics Committee.
According to statistical data, rail freight for the reporting period increased by 7% - up to 1 923.5 thousand tons. A total of 1,124.5 thousand tons of natural gas was delivered via the trunk pipeline, which is 1.3% more than in the same period last year. Whereas air transport decreased by 23.5% - to 11.4 thousand tons. Freight turnover increased by 4.3% to 2,811.7 million tons-km.
Passenger traffic during the reporting period decreased by 7.7% - to 121,243.3 thousand people, against a decline of 3.2% a year earlier. With a decrease in road transport by 10.3% - to 103.8 thousand people, rail transportation increased by 5.3% - to 262.9 thousand people, air transport of passengers - by 12.4% to 1 873.1 thousand people, transportation of passengers by electric transport - by 11.5% to 15,297.7 thousand people. Passenger traffic decreased by 5.1% - to 1,649.9 million passenger-km.
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