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Freight ton kilometre12/27/2023 ![]() In terms of tonnage, European road freight transport decreased in 2022 by 0.5 %, compared with 2021 (from 13 688 million tonnes to 13 624 million tonnes – see Table 2). The top goods categories transported in 2022 in terms of both tonnes and tonne-kilometres were the same as in 2021 In 2022, total EU road freight transport was relatively steady, with a higher performance in the first quarter compared with the same quarter of the previous year (2.6 %) and small decreases in the following three quarters (-0.6 %, -0.5 % and -1.6 %, respectively), bringing the overall total transport to the same level as in 2021. In the third quarter of 2020, road freight transport recovered to levels even higher than before the pandemic (at 463.2 billion tkm), and it continued to increase until the second quarter of 2021 when it recorded a new peak (at 496.5 billion tkm). However, the second quarter of 2020 experienced the height of restrictive measures to counter the Covid pandemic (down to 416.1 billion tkm, compared with 460.9 billion tkm in the same quarter of 2019). Usually, the second quarter of the year sees the highest number of tkm performed. The effects on road freight transport performance of the Covid-related restrictions on all types of operations can be clearly seen in the quarterly data presented in Figure 2. In all the other EU countries it recorded increases, ranging from 32.2 % in Portugal to 0.9 % in Germany.įigure 1: Growth rates for total road freight transport, 22 Total road freight transport in 2021 fell in three EU countries compared with 2020: Greece (-16.3 %), Slovakia (-4.6 %) and Finland (-0.2 %). Total transport in Bulgaria and Portugal was stable during the two years (see Figure 1). In another 12 EU countries it recorded increases, the highest ones being registered by Cyprus (29.8 %), Luxembourg (6.5 %) and Slovakia (4.3 %). Total road freight transport in 2022 fell in 12 EU countries compared with 2021, the most significant decreases being recorded in Estonia (-13.3 %), Belgium (-7.4 %) and Lithuania (-6.9 %). Almost two thirds (63.6 %) of the Polish transport performance were either international transport, cross-trade or cabotage, while over one third (36.4 %) was national transport. In 2022, Poland (20.1 % of EU total tkm) re-confirmed its position as one of the most important countries for road transport in Europe, ahead of Germany (15.8 %) and Spain (13.9 %). In 2021, both had recorded increases compared with 2020, by 4.0 % and 6.7 %, respectively. In 2021, it had increased by 6.3 %.Ĭross-trade and cabotage transport, together representing 13.3 % of the EU total in 2022, also decreased by 0.1 % and 8.9 %, respectively. National transport, which represented almost two thirds (61.3 %) of the total, decreased by 0.1 %. International transport, representing one quarter (25.4 %) of total road freight transport in the EU in 2022, rose by 1.0 % from 2021 to 2022, following a strong increase of 8.1 % in 2021 compared with 2020 (see Table 1). In 2022, total European road freight transport performance remained at the same level as in 2021 (1 920 billion tkm – see Table 1 and Figure 1). The lockdowns and the imposed measures by many Member States in 2020 to counter the Covid pandemic had a negative impact on freight transport by road, in particular during the second quarter of 2020 (see Figure 2). In terms of tonne-kilometres (tkm), European road freight transport increased by 6.5 % from 2020 to 2021. The total EU road freight transport performance in 2022 remained at the 2021 levels
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