First Release

Year: LIX.
Zagreb, 15 November 2022
TRAN-2022-1-1/3
ISSN 1334-0557

TRANSPORT, THIRD QUARTER OF 20221)

 

The total number of passengers carried in the third quarter of 2022 amounted to 22.9 million, which means that it increased by 28.2% compared to the third quarter of 2021. An increase in the transport of passengers was recorded in the road line transport by coaches, of 33.2%, in the transport by Croatian air carriers, of 87.1%, and by Croatian shippers in seawater and coastal transport, of 7.8%. In the railway transport, according to provisional data, 52.9% more passengers were transported. Compared to the third quarter of 2019, the transport of passengers decreased by 2.6%.

In the period from January to September 2022, the total number of passengers transported amounted to 63.6 million, which was 47.8% more than in the same period of 2021. An increase in the transport of passengers was realised in railway transport, of 37.8%, in road line transport, of 63.7%, in air transport, of 143.6%, and in seawater and coastal transport, of 16.5%. Compared to the same period of 2019, the transport of passengers decreased by 1.1%.

A total of 30.5 million tonnes of goods were transported in the third quarter of 2022, which was a decrease of 7.7% compared to the third quarter of 2021. A decrease in the transport of goods was recorded in seawater and coastal transport by Croatian shippers, of 25.9%, the transport of goods by freight vehicles with Croatian plates, of 7.6%, and in inland waterway transport by ships under all flags, of 50.5%. An increase in the transport of goods was recorded by railway carriers, of 10.3%, Croatian air carriers, of 8.0%, and in pipeline transport, of 3.7%.

In the period from January to September 2022, a total of 97.0 million tonnes of goods were transported, which was 3.3% more than in the same period of 2021. An increase was recorded in road transport, of 4.8%, in railway transport, of 12.3%, in air transport, of 11.3%, and in pipeline transport, of 0.1%. A decrease in the transport of goods was recorded in seawater and coastal transport, of 8.4%, and in inland waterway transport, of 18.2%.

 

1) See Notes on Methodology.

G-1 PASSENGER-KILOMETRES PERFORMED IN INLAND TRANSPORT, 2021 AND 2022

G-2 TONNE-KILOMETRES PERFORMED IN INLAND TRANSPORT, 2021 AND 2022

1 TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS AND GOODS, BY TRANSPORT MODES
     Unit of measure 2021 2022 Indices
VII – IX I – IX VII – IX I – IX VII – IX 2022
IV – VI 2022		 VII – IX 2022
VII – IX 2021		 I – IX 2022
I − IX 2021
Passengers carried1) ‘000  17 835  43 018  22 863  63 575 89,8 128,2 147,8
Railway transport1) ‘000  3 024  9 515  4 624  13 110 107,3 152,9 137,8
Road line transport ‘000  7 361  22 144  9 802  36 260 57,4 133,2 163,7
Seawater and coastal transport ‘000  6 938  10 597  7 479  12 347 215,9 107,8 116,5
Air transport ‘000   512   763   958  1 859 160,1 187,1 243,6
Passenger-kilometres1) Mln  1 606  3 276  2 633  5 749 141,5 164,0 175,5
Railway transport1) Mln   166   398   234   552 133,3 140,9 138,4
Road line transport Mln   642  1 710   824  2 338 102,0 128,5 136,7
Seawater and coastal transport Mln   325   499   361   600 212,3 110,9 120,1
Air transport Mln   473   668  1 214  2 260 171,7 256,9 338,3
Goods carried ‘000 t  33 055  93 880  30 507  97 009 87,7 92,3 103,3
Railway transport ‘000 t  3 783  11 000  4 172  12 350 99,7 110,3 112,3
Road line transport ‘000 t  21 717  62 014  20 058  65 003 83,6 92,4 104,8
Pomorski i obalni prijevoz ‘000 t  4 826  13 331  3 576  12 215 88,4 74,1 91,6
Inland waterway transport2)  ‘000 t   238   558   118   457 74,2 49,5 81,8
Air transport ‘000 t   0   1   0   1 112,5 108,0 111,3
Transport via pipelines ‘000 t  2 491  6 976  2 583  6 982 108,2 103,7 100,1
Tonne-kilometres  Mln  32 853  86 950  26 069  81 643 90,6 79,3 93,9
Railway transport Mln   809  2 302   921  2 647 101,6 113,8 115,0
Road line transport Mln  3 346  9 896  3 232  10 521 85,6 96,6 106,3
Seawater and coastal transport Mln  28 093  73 203  21 365  66 824 90,8 76,0 91,3
Inland waterway transport2) Mln   8   26   5   28 47,5 60,7 108,9
Air transport Mln   0   1   0   1 109,4 106,7 110,4
Transport via pipelines Mln   596  1 522   546  1 622 100,5 91,5 106,6

1) Provisional data for 2022.
2) Transit is not included.

2 RAILWAY TRANSPORT
     Unit of measure 2021 2022 Indices
VII – IX I – IX VII – IX I – IX VII – IX 2022
IV – VI 2022		 VII – IX 2022
VII – IX 2021		 I – IX 2022
I − IX 2021
Passengers carried1) ‘000  3 024  9 515  4 624  13 110 107,3 152,9 137,8
National transport1) ‘000  2 873  9 329  4 430  12 805 104,8 154,2 137,3
International transport1) ‘000   151   186   194   304 241,8 128,3 163,7
Passenger-kilometres1) Mln   166   398   234   552 133,3 140,9 138,4
National transport1) Mln   119   344   182   488 109,6 152,4 141,8
International transport1) Mln   47   54   53   63 529,8 111,7 116,8
Goods carried ‘000 t  3 783  11 000  4 172  12 350 99,7 110,3 112,3
National transport ‘000 t   822  2 119   817  2 551 94,4 99,4 120,3
International transport – loading ‘000 t  1 520  4 228  1 559  4 448 108,3 102,5 105,2
International transport – unloading ‘000 t   375  1 177   510  1 459 99,9 135,9 124,0
Transit ‘000 t  1 066  3 476  1 286  3 894 93,9 120,7 112,0
Tonne-kilometres Mln   809  2 302   921  2 647 101,6 113,8 115,0
National transport Mln   213   578   169   519 95,3 79,4 89,9
International transport – loading Mln   259   712   306   806 124,5 118,3 113,1
International transport – unloading Mln   118   335   173   504 92,6 146,3 150,2
Transit Mln   220   677   273   818 92,1 124,4 121,0
Out of total goods transport – transport of dangerous goods ‘000 t   399  1 118   367  1 034 88,4 92,0 92,5

1) Provisional data for 2022

3 ROAD LINE TRANSPORT OF PASSENGERS BY COACHES
     Unit of measure 2021 2022 Indices
VII – IX I – IX VII – IX I – IX VII – IX 2022
IV – VI 2022		 VII – IX 2022
VII – IX 2021		 I – IX 2022
I − IX 2021
Passengers carried ‘000  7 361  22 144  9 802  36 260 57,4 133,2 163,7
National transport ‘000  6 954  20 825  8 884  33 597 55,6 127,8 161,3
International transport ‘000   407  1 319   918  2 663 82,7 225,6 201,9
Passenger-kilometres Mln   642  1 710   824  2 338 102,0 128,5 136,7
National transport Mln   558  1 580   641  1 960 93,8 114,9 124,1
International transport Mln   84   130   183   378 146,6 218,8 289,5

4 URBAN TRANSPORT BY BUSES AND TRAMS
     Unit of measure 2021 2022 Indices
VII – IX I – IX VII – IX I – IX VII – IX 2022
IV – VI 2022		 VII – IX 2022
VII – IX 2021		 I – IX 2022
I − IX 2021
Buses Number  1 314  1 314  1 337  1 337 101,1 101,8 101,8
Kilometres travelled by buses ‘000  16 062  47 922  16 324  49 163 98,6 101,6 102,6
Passengers carried ‘000  29 112  88 599  29 231  96 467 83,3 100,4 108,9
Trams1) Number   345   345   335   335 98,2 97,1 97,1
Kilometres travelled by trams ‘000  3 042  9 986  2 888  9 505 90,0 94,9 95,2
Passengers carried ‘000  27 823  86 580  26 375  87 766 83,2 94,8 101,4

1) Including motorised cars and trailers.

5 ROAD TRANSPORT OF GOODS
     Unit of measure 2021 2022 Indices
VII – IX I – IX VII – IX I – IX VII – IX 2022
IV – VI 2022		 VII – IX 2022
VII – IX 2021		 I – IX 2022
I − IX 2021
Goods carried – total ‘000 t  21 717  62 014  20 058  65 003 83,6 92,4 104,8
National transport ‘000 t  17 804  50 629  16 316  52 739 82,4 91,6 104,2
Dispatched to foreign countries ‘000 t  1 569  4 172  1 338  4 401 87,2 85,3 105,5
Received from foreign countries ‘000 t  1 212  3 724  1 272  3 889 98,5 105,0 104,4
Cross-trade transport ‘000 t  1 132  3 488  1 132  3 974 82,5 100,0 113,9
Tonne-kilometres Mln  3 346  9 896  3 232  10 521 85,6 96,6 106,3
National transport Mln  1 219  3 449  1 234  3 668 91,8 101,2 106,4
Dispatched to foreign countries Mln   759  2 188   653  2 297 77,0 86,0 105,0
Received from foreign countries Mln   564  1 926   597  2 077 77,8 105,8 107,8
Cross-trade transport Mln   804  2 333   748  2 478 91,6 93,1 106,2
Road transport of goods for hire or reward                
Goods carried ‘000 t  12 569  33 514  10 753  34 618 84,4 85,6 103,3
Tonne-kilometres Mln  2 885  8 396  2 672  8 808 84,6 92,6 104,9
Road transport of goods for own account                
Goods carried ‘000 t  9 149  28 500  9 304  30 379 82,7 101,7 106,6
Tonne-kilometres Mln   462  1 500   560  1 709 91,2 121,4 113,9
Out of total goods transport – transport of dangerous goods ‘000 t (1 266)  2 806 (1 158)  2 863 111,2 91,5 102,0

6 TRANSPORT VIA PIPELINES
     Unit of measure 2021 2022 Indices
VII – IX I – IX VII – IX I – IX VII – IX 2022
IV – VI 2022		 VII – IX 2022
VII – IX 2021		 I – IX 2022
I − IX 2021
Oil transport ‘000 t  1 969  5 267  1 644  4 434 107,8 83,5 84,2
Tonne-kilometres  Mln   477  1 177   391  1 166 97,5 82,0 99,0
Gas transport ‘000 t   522  1 710   939  2 548 108,8 179,8 149,0
Tonne-kilometres Mln   119   345   154   456 108,9 129,6 132,3

7 SEAWATER AND COASTAL TRANSPORT
     Unit of measure 2021 2022 Indices
VII – IX I – IX VII – IX I – IX VII – IX 2022
IV – VI 2022		 VII – IX 2022
VII – IX 2021		 I – IX 2022
I − IX 2021
Passengers carried ‘000  6 938  10 597  7 479  12 347 215,9 107,8 116,5
National transport ‘000  6 898  10 547  7 385  12 231 214,4 107,1 116,0
International transport ‘000   40   49   93   116 504,9 232,5 234,5
Out of total, carried by ferries ‘000  5 580  8 549  5 745  9 656 206,4 103,0 112,9
Passenger-kilometres Mln   325   499   361   600 212,3 110,9 120,1
National transport Mln   317   489   341   576 205,5 107,7 117,7
International transport Mln   8   10   19   24 504,0 232,5 233,6
Goods carried ‘000 t  4 826  13 331  3 576  12 215 88,4 74,1 91,6
National transport ‘000 t   214   588   200   489 105,3 93,4 83,1
International transport ‘000 t  4 612  12 743  3 376  11 727 87,6 73,2 92,0
Tonne-kilometres Mln  28 093  73 203  21 365  66 824 90,8 76,0 91,3
National transport Mln   58   167   53   131 103,7 91,7 78,0
International transport Mln  28 034  73 036  21 311  66 694 90,8 76,0 91,3

8 AIR TRANSPORT

     Unit of measure 2021 2022 Indices
VII – IX I – IX VII – IX I – IX VII – IX 2022
IV – VI 2022		 VII – IX 2022
VII – IX 2021		 I – IX 2022
I − IX 2021
Passengers carried ‘000   512   763   958  1 859 160,1 187,1 243,6
National transport ‘000   102   177   118   268 129,2 116,0 151,8
International transport ‘000   410   587   840  1 591 165,6 204,7 271,2
Passenger-kilometres Mln   473   668  1 214  2 260 171,7 256,9 338,3
National transport Mln   31   55   37   84 127,9 117,3 152,4
International transport Mln   441   613  1 177  2 176 173,5 266,8 355,0
Freight carried t   350   954   378  1 062 112,5 108,0 111,3
National transport t   35   67   47   88 146,9 134,3 131,3
International transport t   315   887   331   974 108,9 105,1 109,8
Tonne-kilometres ‘000   283   797   302   880 109,4 106,7 110,4
National transport ‘000   10   19   14   26 155,6 140,0 136,8
International transport ‘000   273   778   288   854 107,9 105,5 109,8

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

It may happen that the sum total does not equal the sum of individual figures and that cumulative data do not always equal the sum of individual quarterly results due to the rounding of numbers.

The final quarterly data on the railway transport of passengers for 2022 will be published in May 2023 in Excel format on the website of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics under Statistics in Line "Transport".

Data on traffic of ships, passengers and goods in seaports were published in the First Release TRAN-2022-3-1 "Traffic in Seaports", and data on traffic of passengers and freight in airports in the First Release TRAN-2022-2-1 "Traffic in Airports".

Sources and methods of data collection

The data on transport are collected through weekly, monthly and quarterly statistical surveys. The purpose of the surveys is to collect the data on the transport of passengers and goods and to calculate the performance indicators on transport expressed in tonne-kilometres and passenger-kilometres.

Observation and reporting units on road line passenger transport, urban transport, pipeline transport, seawater and coastal transport, and air transport are national carriers, that is, operators registered in the transport activity (section H of the NKD 2007.) in the Statistical Business Register of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

Observation units in the statistical survey on the road transport of goods are freight road vehicles (including road tractors) with a loading capacity of over 3 500 kg that are registered with the Ministry of the Interior. Reporting units are business entities (legal entities and natural persons) who own or just use a freight road vehicle selected into the sample.

Since the third quarter of 2022, data on inland waterway transport have been collected via the Inland Navigation Information System (ISUP) of the Ministry of Sea, Traffic and Infrastructure. Until the third quarter of 2022, the data were collected by the Report on Arrival of Vessels in Inland Waterway Ports and the Report on Departure of Vessels from Inland Waterway Ports. The data were delivered by harbour master’s offices of inland waterway ports.

Coverage

The data on the railway transport of passengers include the urban and suburban transport of passengers and passengers in transit through the Republic of Croatia. Data on railway transport of goods relate to the operation of all railway carriers in the railway network of the Republic of Croatia.

The data on the road transport refer to the operation of owners or users of freight vehicles selected by the sample. In the quarterly dynamics, 2 600 vehicles have been selected in the sample. The data, that is, estimates with the variation coefficient values ranging between 10.0 and 30.0 are separately marked as less accurate values.

The data on the road line transport of passengers are related to the activity of business entities (legal entities and natural persons) engaged in the transport of passengers by coaches and holding the concession for performing the public line transport of passengers on international, inter-county and county lines.

The urban transport of passengers covers the organised public transport of passengers in cities with a population of over 40 000 conducted by business entities engaged in the urban transport of passengers (by trams and buses). Included are the active business entities employing more than 10 persons registered in section H, class 49.31 Urban and suburban passenger land transport, of the NKD 2007. in the Statistical Business Register of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics.

The survey on the seawater and coastal transport covers all business entities engaged in the public seawater and coastal line transport of passengers and business entities whose principal or subsidiary activity is seawater and coastal transport of goods. The selection of reporting units engaged in the activity of transporting goods is prepared every year on the basis of the defined threshold for being included in the survey (10 or more persons in employment). Cross-trade transport is included.

The data on air transport of passengers and freight are submitted by national air operators engaged in the commercial air transport of passengers and freight (goods and mail).

The transport via pipelines covers oil transport and gas transport. Data refer to activities of legal entities engaged in oil and gas transport via pipelines.

The data on the transport in inland waterways include the transport of goods on vessels under the domestic and foreign flags on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. Transit is not included.

Definitions

International transport includes conveying between the place of embarkation/loading in the Republic of Croatia and the place of disembarkation/unloading abroad, or vice versa, as well as between two places in another country.

Transit implies a transport through the Croatian territory in the same means of transport between two places (the place of embarkation/loading and the place of disembarkation/unloading), both located in another country or in other countries.

Cross-trade road transport implies international transport of goods performed by domestic operators with the place of loading and unloading being located in a foreign country.

Passenger-kilometre is a unit of measure representing the transport of one person over a distance of one kilometre. The calculation of passenger-kilometres for the rail transport takes into account only the distance travelled on the territory of the Republic of Croatia.

Tonne-kilometre is a unit of measure representing the transport of one tonne over a distance of one kilometre. The calculation of tonne-kilometres for the rail transport takes into account only the distance travelled on the territory of the Republic of Croatia including transit. The calculation of tonne-kilometres for the inland waterway transport takes into account only the distance travelled on the territory of the Republic of Croatia, but transit is not included.

The road transport of goods and road tonne-kilometres relate to the movement of freight vehicles registered in the Republic of Croatia.

 

Abbreviations  
   
kg kilogram
mln million
NKD 2007. National Classification of Activities, 2007 version
pkm passenger-kilometre
t tonne
tkm tonne-kilometre
'000 thousand
   
   
Symbols  
   
( ) less accurate data
0 value not zero, but less than 0.5 of the unit of measure used

 

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