Road goods transport by Norwegian lorries, Q3 2009

Norwegian lorries in transport on own account drove 46 million vehicle-kilometres shorter in 3^{r d} quarter 2009 compared to the same quarter in 2008, a decrease of 25 per cent. The amount of goods transported decreased by 5.8 million tonnes or almost 19 per cent. The transport performance constituted 853 million tonne-kilometres, a decrease of almost 43 per cent.

Lorries in transport for hire or reward had only a small decrease in the tonnes transported compared to 3^{r d} quarter 2008. On the other hand, the transport performance increased by 5 per cent measured in tonne-kilometres and by 1 per cent in kilometres driven.

Decrease in total

The total domestic transport performance by Norwegian lorries during 3^{r d} quarter 2009 amounted to 3.9 billion tonne-kilometres and 64 million tonnes transported. This is a decrease of 11 per cent.

In international transport, 1.4 million tonnes were transported and the transport performance constituted 869 million tonne-kilometres, a decrease of 17.6 and 16.6 per cent respectively.

Tables:

• Table 1 National and international transports for hire or reward and own account. Transport performances. Quarter
• Table 2 National transports for hire or reward and own account. Tonnage carried and transport performance, by commodity. Quarter. Mill. tonnes
• Table 3 International transports for hire or reward. Tonnage carried and transport performance, by commodity. Quarter.
• Table 4 International transports for hire or reward and own account, to and from Norway. Tonnage carried and transport performance. Quarter
• Table 5 Comparisons with other Nordic countries. Tonnage carried. Million tonnes
• Table 6 Comparisons with other Nordic countries. Transport performance. Million tonne-kilometres