Carriage of goods by lorry, Q4 2011

While the Norwegian lorries’ share of border transports declined from 2010 to 2011, the Swedish registered lorries’ share increased by 3.2 per cent. With a market share of 29.3 per cent in 2011, Swedish lorries were dominant among the foreign lorries. Danish and German lorries’ share of border transports to/from Norway increased by 7.8 and 6.5 per cent respectively from 2010 to 2011. Transport with lorries from the Baltic countries increased by 13.3 per cent. The market share of the Baltic lorries is still relatively modest, constituting 5.1 per cent of the transport in and out of the country.

Increased road goods transport across the border…

A total of 14.3 million tonnes of goods were transported to or out of Norway by road in 2011; 3 per cent more than in 2010. A total of 12.3 million tonnes of this were transported by lorries that crossed the border by road. The rest were transported by car or trailer on a ferry. A total of 242.6 million tonnes of goods were transported to or from Norway. This is 3 million tonnes, or 1.2 per cent less than in 2010. This includes all modes of transport, including the export of oil and gas by ship or pipeline.

... and also in the fourth quarter

During the fourth quarter of 2011, 3.2 million tonnes of goods were transported across the border by road. This is almost 6 per cent more compared to the same quarter last year. The export increased by 3.1 per cent compared with the corresponding quarter last year, while the import went up by 7.8 per cent.

Tables:

• Table 1 Imports and exports, by mode of transport. Tonnes
• Table 2 Carriage of goods by lorry across national border, by commodity and nationality of lorry. 2011. Tonnes
• Table 3 Carriage of goods by lorry across national border, absolute figures and per cent