Macedonia: Number of passengers in road and air transport increases


The number of passengers carried in road passenger transport in the fourth quarter of 2017, compared to the same period of the previous year, increased by 3.3%, in urban-suburban transport decreased by 6.7, and in rail transport by 12.3%, whereas the number of passengers carried in air transport increased by 16.4%, the State Statistical Office said on Thursday.

In comparison with the third quarter of 2017, the number of passengers carried in road passenger transport decreased by 9.2%, in urban-suburban transport increased by 26.7% and in rail transport by 12.7%, while in air transport decreased by 29.9%.

In the fourth quarter of 2017, the quantity of goods carried in freight road transport increased by 13.6%, in rail transport by 14.3%, whereas in air transport it increased by 11.8%.

Compared to the third quarter of 2017, the quantity of goods carried in freight road transport decreased by 24.2%, in rail transport increased by 19.0% while in air transport it increased by 7.0%.