Transport within Cyprus +23.8% and to and from Cyprus +21.6%
The Statistical Office announces that it has issued new data on road freight transport for the fourth quarter of 2022.
In the period October-December 2022, the total weight of goods transported by road within Cyprus increased by 23.8% compared to the same period in 2021, while the weight of cargo transported by road to and from Cyprus also increased by 21.6%.
In the period January-December 2022, the total weight of products transported by road within Cyprus increased by 39.3% compared to the corresponding period of 2021, while the weight of cargo transported by road to and from Cyprus also increased by 28.5%.
Table 1
| Road Freight Transport (thousands tonnes) | 2021 | 2022 | Percentage Change (%) | |||
| 2022/2021 | ||||||
| Oct-Dec | Jan-Dec | Oct-Dec | Jan-Dec | Oct-Dec | Jan-Dec | |
| Within Cyprus | 7.338.2 | 27,642.9 | 9,086.8 | 38.519,2 | 23,8 | 39,3 |
| To and from Cyprus | 7,0 | 25,5 | 8,6 | 32,8 | 21,6 | 28,5 |
Table 2
| Road Freight Transport |
Methodological information
Purpose and coverage
The purpose of the Road Freight Transport Survey is to collect statistical data on the transport of goods by road within Cyprus or to and from Cyprus by motorised road transport, registered with the Road Transport Department.
For domestic transport, a sample is selected from the list of registered lorries. Road transport of freight carried by vehicles with a payload of more than 3 tonnes is covered. The sample is divided into 9 categories according to the payload of the vehicle and the type of transport (public or private) and covers each of the 52 weeks of the year.
International transport covers all road freight transport to and from Cyprus during the year.
The data compiled are sent to Eurostat in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 70/2012 on statistical returns in respect of the carriage of goods by road.
Data collection
The unit of measurement is the motorised road freight transport vehicle. For each vehicle, data concerning its characteristics, the route and the goods are collected.
For domestic transport, data are collected throughout the year by telephone interviews with registrars, while for international transport the data are completed on a special form by the drivers at the Port of Limassol and collected by the officials of the Customs Department.
Definitions
The tonne-kilometre (tkm) is a unit of measurement of cargo transport that represents the transport of one tonne of goods by a given mode of transport over a distance of one kilometre.
For more information:
Statistical Service Portal, under Services
CYSTAT-DB (Database)
Predefined Tables (Excel)
Predefined Tables in Excel format include data up to the fourth quarter of 2022. For the first quarter of 2023 and thereafter, the update will be done only in the CYSTAT-DB Database.
Contact:
Andri Milidoni
Tel. Postal: amilidoni@cystat.mof.gov.cy
(MB/SX)
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