Cargo traffic in Armenia decreased by 10.2 per cent in 11 months, while passenger traffic grew by 18.1 per cent

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The total volume of cargo traffic in Armenia in January-November 2024 dropped by 10.2% compared to the same period of 2023 to over 15.2 million tons, while the total number of passenger traffic upped by 18% to over 204.2 million people, according to the National Statistics Committee.

Cargo traffic in Armenia decreased by 10.2 per cent in 11 months, while passenger traffic grew by 18.1 per cent

YEREVAN, 15 January. /ARKA/. The total volume of cargo traffic in Armenia in January-November 2024 dropped by 10.2% compared to the same period of 2023 to over 15.2 million tons, while the total number of passenger traffic upped by 18% to over 204.2 million people, according to the National Statistics Committee.

In the first 11 months of last year, over 12.2 million tons of cargo were transported by road transport (down 8% compared to January-November 2023), about 1.7 million tons by main pipeline transport (down 1.2%), over 1.3 million tons by railway transport (down 32.9%), and 37,100 tons by air transport (up 21.1%).

During 11 months, in the total volume of passenger traffic, 166.6 million people travelled by road transport (20.4% growth), 32.1 million people travelled by electric transport (10.7% growth), about 5 million by air transport (0.9% decline) and 525,000 people travelled by rail transport (5.9% growth).

In the first 11 months of 2024, there were 3,949 road accidents in Armenia, which is 5.3% less than the same indicator of 2023. Some 298 people died in road accidents (14.1% decrease), and 5,527 people were injured (6.5% decrease).

In January-November 2024, revenue from postal and courier activities totalled AMD 18,684.2 million, up 19.8% year-on-year. ($1 - AMD 398.09) -0-

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