Transport of passengers in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the same quarter of the previous year increased in rail transport for 18.3%, road transport by 0.3%, local road for 0.4%, the carriage of passengers at airports by 10.8 %, scheduled air transport for 12.6% and non scheduled air for 73.3%.
The transport of goods in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the same quarter last year decreased on the total turnover of goods in ports by 15.7%, rail transport for 50.3%, while in transport of goods on the airports increased by 5.2%.
Number of trans-shipment tonnes in the ports in the third quarter of 2018, compared to the same quarter of the previous year decreased by 26.5%, in the manipulated tonnes by 19.1%.
Number of minutes in fixed telecommunication in the third quarter of 2018 compared to the same quarter of the previous year decreased by 17.1% at the minutes of mobile telephony increase by 1.6%.
Total number of injury accidents1 on roads in the third quarter 2018 totaled 1 805 which is 5.6% more than the same quarter of the 2017. Number of casualies2 in the third quarter 2018 amounted to 849 (of which 829 injuries), which is 2.7% less than the same quarter 2017.
Number of registered road motor vehicles and trailers in the third quarter 2018 is 64 243 which is a increase of 6.8% in comparison with the same quarter of previous year. Number of first time registered road motor vehicles and trailers3 in the third quarter 2018 is 6 182 which is a increase of 11.9% in comparison with the same quater of previous year.
In the third quarter of 2018 road goods motor vehicles transported a 203 thousands tons of goods and performed 19 695 thousand tonne-kilometers. Kilometres travelled by loaded vehicles was 973 thousands kilometres. In the structure of transported goods, national transport participates with 92.1% or 187 thousands tons of goods, while international transport participates with 7.9%, or 16 thousands tons of goods. In the structure of performed tonne-kilometers internal transport participates with 66.9% or 13 184 thousands tonne-kilometers and international transport with 33.1% or 6 511 thousands tonne-kilometers.
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