ArmInfo. The volume of cargo transportation in Armenia in January-July 2021 accelerated the y-o-y growth to 15.5% (from 3.4% a year earlier), amounting to 8,946.2 thousand tons. Of these, 67.8% or 6,073.1 thousand tons are accounted for by road transport with a y-o-y growth of 27.2%.
This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee. Growth was also recorded in air cargo transportation - by 9.6% to 9.1 thousand tons. At the same time, railway cargo transportation for the reporting period decreased by 8.8% - to 1,742.2 thousand tons. The main pipeline supplied 1,121.8 thousand tons of natural gas, which is 6.7% more than in the same period last year.
According to statistics, in January-July, passenger traffic slowed down the y-o-y growth to 26.6% (from 57.7% a year earlier), amounting to 59 307.6 thousand people. In particular, rail passenger traffic increased by 34.6% - up to 227 thousand people, air - by 66.2% to 1,072.9 thousand people, road - by 17.9% to 45 686.4 thousand people. Passenger transportation by electric transport increased by 69.4% to 12,321.3 thousand people. As a result, cargo turnover increased in January-July by 7.4% per annum - up to 2812.4 million tons-km, and passenger traffic increased by 42.5% per annum - up to 854 million passenger-km.
