ArmInfo.The volume of cargo transportation in Armenia in the first half of 2018 increased by 12.1% (against growth of 47.7% a year earlier), amounting to 14 417.7 thousand tons. Of these, 12 138.9 thousand tons (82.3% of the total) accounted for road transport with an annual growth of 14.8%. This is evidenced by the data of the National Statistical Service of Armenia.
According to statistical data, rail freight traffic for the reporting period increased by 6.9% to 1,434.8 thousand tons. Air transportation, on the contrary, decreased - by 26.9% - to 7.9 thousand tons. The main pipeline supplied 836.1 thousand tons of natural gas, which is 10.4% less than the same period last year. Freight turnover decreased by 3.9% - to 2,077 million tons-km.
Passenger traffic for the reporting period decreased by 7.5%, against a decline of 4% in the past year, amounting to 91 477 thousand people. With the increase in rail transportation by 7.5% - to 159.6 thousand people, air - by 10.6% to 1 210 thousand people. and passenger transportation by electric transport - by 12.8% to 11,573.8 thousand people, passenger motor transport decreased by 10.1% to 78,533.6 thousand people. Passenger turnover decreased by 6.1% - to 1,190.8 million passengers-km.
