Transport Yearbook 2008

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

	2000	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total number of loaded containers transported	175 882	253 643	300 527	342 530	422 757	471 464
national	40 329	42 825	54 222	71 406	84 168	88 101
total international	135 553	210 818	246 305	271 124	338 589	383 363
of which:      export	51 390	85 771	101 814	112 176	130 647	188 029
import	52 494	102 034	119 291	135 124	170 419	145 978
transit through CR	31 669	23 013	25 200	23 824	37 523	49 356
Total number of empty containers transported	44 324	91 087	97 143	109 265	156 813	188 727
national	26 128	28 448	35 750	46 504	60 100	65 170
total international	18 196	62 639	61 393	62 761	96 713	123 557
of which:      export	8 343	36 154	35 521	39 699	61 096	28 773
import	6 531	21 364	21 118	19 815	29 265	85 716
transit through CR	3 322	5 121	4 754	3 247	6 352	9 068
Gross tonnes, total (thous.)	2 826	4 551	5 081	5 746	6 986	7 448
national	680	775	947	1 257	1 471	1 517
total international	2 146	3 776	4 134	4 489	5 515	5 931
of which:      export	849	1 603	1 790	1 916	2 185	2 919
import	795	1 774	1 960	2 191	2 757	2 308
transit through CR	502	399	384	382	572	704
Net tonnes, total (thous.)	2 112	3 623	4 176	4 707	5 683	5 963
national	442	656	794	1 055	1 234	1 261
total international	1 670	2 967	3 382	3 652	4 448	4 701
of which:      export	658	1 248	1 479	1 575	1 783	2 316
import	623	1 411	1 599	1 774	2 220	1 846
transit through CR	389	308	304	303	445	539
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.)	*	922 722	1 060 512	1 205 863	1 506 177	1 672 968
national	*	220 461	249 750	337 770	392 445	400 415
total international	*	702 261	810 762	868 093	1 113 732	1 272 552
of which:      export	*	268 540	318 586	343 606	409 883	521 017
import	*	289 507	335 287	371 000	482 880	466 446
transit through CR	*	144214	156 889	153 487	220 969	285 089

Source: MD

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