Transport Yearbook 2008

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5.2.7.2. Transport of swap bodies by rail

  2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total number of loaded swap bodies transported 22 996 13 480 13 024 10 726 12 289 8 968
national 19 19 39 3 1 5
total international 22 977 13 461 12 985 10 723 12 288 8 963
of which:      export 14 559 91 88 1 064 1 668 3 515
                    import 38 276 2 304 1 525 3 789 3 515
                    transit through CR 8 380 13 094 10 593 8 134 6 831 1 933
 
Total number of empty swap bodies transported 13 574 2 368 6 152 4 762 6 587 6 011
national 45 10 0 2 7 2
total international 13 529 2 358 6 152 4 760 6 580 6 009
of which:      export 0 20 2 060 114 1 867 289
                    import 11 555 188 56 180 38 1 503
                    transit through CR 1 974 2 150 4 036 4 466 4 675 4 217
 
Gross tonnes, total (thous.) 364 322 254 165 143 142
national 0 1 1 0 0 0
total international 364 321 253 165 143 142
of which:      export 96 3 2 7 12 29
                    import 54 9 42 18 30 21
                    transit through CR 214 309 209 140 100 92
 
Net tonnes, total (thous.) 226 256 198 118 96 97
national 0 1 1 0 0 0
total international 226 255 197 118 96 97
of which:      export 53 3 2 4 8 20
                    import 0 7 36 14 20 16
                    transit through CR 173 245 159 100 68 61
 
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.) * 87 630 72 144 53 500 47 716 45 058
national * 128 99 11 3 46
total international * 87 502 72 045 53 489 47 713 45 011
of which:      export * 535 393 531 1 390 2 870
                    import * 2 153 6 680 2 871 3 113 1 470
                    transit through CR * 84 814 64 972 50 087 43 210 40 672

Source: MD