Transport Yearbook 2004

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5.2.12.1. Transport of large containers by rail

  1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Total number of loaded containers transported 1) * 175 882 180 369 190 914 221 359 253 643
national * 40 329 34 164 33 483 39 725 42 825
total international * 135 553 146 205 157 431 181 634 210 818
of which: export * 51 390 60 043 64 993 70 362 85 771
                import * 52 494 61 952 72 556 87 475 102 034
                transit through CR * 31 669 24 210 19 882 23 797 23 013
 
Total number of empty containers transported * 44 324 39 250 71 633 82 646 91 087
national * 26 128 20 505 26 301 27 153 28 448
total international * 18 196 18 745 45 332 55 493 62 639
of which: export * 8 343 8 596 24 177 33 797 36 154
                import * 6 531 7 426 18 254 18 100 21 364
                transit through CR * 3 322 2 723 2 901 3 596 5 121
 
Gross tonnes, total (thous.) 1 214 2 826 2 863 3 499 4 136 4 551
national 388 680 541 671 806 775
total international 826 2 146 2 322 2 828 3 330 3 776
of which: export 329 849 967 1 186 1 354 1 603
                import 263 795 953 1 275 1 549 1 774
                transit through CR 234 502 402 367 427 399
 
Net tonnes, total (thous.) * 2 112 2 228 2 729 3 261 3 623
national * 442 392 504 625 656
total international * 1 670 1 836 2 225 2 636 2 967
of which: export * 658 766 923 1 053 1 248
                import * 623 752 1 009 1 245 1 411
                transit through CR * 389 318 293 338 308
 
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.) * * * * * 922 722
national * * * * * 220 461
total international * * * * * 702 261
of which: export * * * * * 268 540
                import * * * * * 289 507
                transit through CR * * * * * 144 214

1) Until 2000 number of the wagons loaded by containers

Source: MD's transport statistics