Freight Volume Edges Down 3% in Q2
Freight volume in Hungary fell 3.4% year-on-year to 75.3 million tonnes in the second quarter, state news wire MTI reports, citing data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Freight delivered by road accounted for 70% of the total, rail cargo for 17% and pipeline volume for 10%. Waterway freight made up close to 3%.
Road freight volume fell 6%, but rail freight volume edged up 1%.
Domestic freight volume fell 5% to 50.7 million tonnes. International freight volume slipped 1% to 24.6 million tonnes.
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