ArmInfo. The volume of cargo transportation in Armenia in January-August 2017 increased by 43.1% to 17 460.6 thousand tons against the same period of the previous year against growth of 85.1% in the same period a year earlier. Of these, 14 538.64 thousand tons (83.2% of the total) account for road transport, which increased by 51.1% on an annual basis, the National Statistical Service of Armenia said.
According to the statistical data, rail freight traffic for the reporting period increased by 7.6% - to 1,797.7 thousand tons. Air transportation also increased - by 53.6% - to 14.9 thousand tons. The main pipeline supplied 1 109.6 thousand tons of natural gas, which is 24% more than the same period last year. Freight turnover increased by 19.5% to 2,694.9 million tons-km.
Passenger traffic for the reporting period, on the contrary, decreased by 3.2% - to 131 390.4 thousand people, which contributed to a decrease in road transport by 4.1% - to 115 757.7 thousand people. At the same time, passenger transportation by electric transport increased by 1.7% to 13,715.9 thousand people. In particular, passenger transportation by rail increased by 2.5% to 249.6 thousand people, and by air - by 25.5% - to 1 667.2 thousand people. Passenger turnover increased by 1.6% to 1738.8 million passengers- km.
