Freight Traffic
(10000 tons)
Year   Total         High-ways   Water-ways   Civil Aviation   Petroleum and Gas Pipelines
Railways   National Railways   Local Railways   National & Loscal Railways  
1952 31516 13217 13217

13158 5141 0.2  
1957 80365 27421 27421

37505 15438 0.8  
1962 85521 35261 34598 663
32794 17464 1.8  
1965 121083 49100 48358 742
48987 22993 2.7  
1970 150359 68132 66552 1580
56779 25444 3.7  
1975 202478 88955 86746 2209
72499 34987 4.7 6032
1978 248946 110119 107492 2627
85182 43292 6.4 10347
1980 546537 111279 108584 2695
382048 42676 8.9 10525
1985 745763 130709 127516 3193
538062 63322 19.5 13650
1986 853557 135635 132219 3416
620113 82962 22.4 14825
1987 948229 140653 136949 3704
711424 80979 29.9 15143
1988 982195 144948 140553 4395
732315 89281 32.8 15618
1989 988435 151489 146804 4685
733781 87493 31.0 15641
1990 970602 150681 146209 4472
724040 80094 37.0 15750
1991 985793 152893 147898 4995
733907 83370 45.2 15578
1992 1045899 157627 152317 5310
780941 92490 57.5 14783
1993 1115771 162663 156660 6003
840256 97938 69.4 14845
1994 1180273 163093 157155 5938
894914 107091 82.9 15092
1995 1234810 165855 159346 6509
940387 113194 101.1 15274
1996 1296200 168803 161678 7125
983860 127430 115.0 15992
1997 1278087 172019 161880 7854 2285 976536 113406 124.7 16002
1998 1267200 164082 153208 8035 2839 976004 109555 140.1 17419
1999 1292650 167196 156881 7296 3019 990444 114608 170.0 20232
2000 1358124 178023 165498
8369
4156
1038813 122391 196.7 18700
2001 1401177 192580       1056312 132675 171.0 19439
a) Since 1979, the freight traffic by highways has included the quantities transported by trucks of
non-highway departments. Since 1984, it has also included the quantities transported by private trucks.