Transport Yearbook 2012

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

	2005	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012
Total number of loaded containers transported	300 527	471 464	417 167	499 029	529 167	563 957
national	54 222	88 101	98 970	116 067	132 722	143 337
total international	246 305	383 363	318 197	382 962	396 445	420 620
of which: export	101 814	188 029	128 839	157 725	167 177	187 345
import	119 291	145 978	164 396	194 948	199 351	199 717
transit through CR	25 200	49 356	24 962	30 289	29 917	33 558
Total number of empty containers transported	97 143	188 727	159 210	180 211	194 682	195 719
national	35 750	65 170	68 380	77 038	81 937	90 497
total international	61 393	123 557	90 830	103 173	112 745	105 222
of which: export	35 512	28 773	56 279	64 264	63 886	52 137
import	21 118	85 716	27 170	31 067	36 968	39 637
transit through CR	4 754	9 068	7 381	7 842	11 891	13 448
Gross tonnes, total (thous.)	5 355	8 001	7 129	8 597	9 406	9 999
national	1 041	1 697	1 867	2 232	2 588	2 782
total international	4 314	6 304	5 262	6 365	6 818	7 217
of which: export	1 888	2 559	2 304	2 843	3 054	3 405
import	2 026	3 012	2 594	3 067	3 227	3 212
transit through CR	399	732	364	454	537	600
Net tonnes, total (thous.)	4 176	5 963	5 329	6 455	7 139	7 628
national	794	1 261	1 373	1 651	1 952	2 096
total international	3 382	4 701	3 956	4 803	5 187	5 532
of which: export	1 479	2 316	1 720	2 147	2 329	2 655
import	1 599	1 846	1 978	2 335	2 471	2 449
transit through CR	304	539	258	322	387	428
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.)	1 060 512	1 672 968	1 414 516	1 826 087	2 113 470	2 302 410
national	249 750	400 415	421 624	525 912	670 408	647 572
total international	810 762	1 272 552	992 892	1 300 175	1 443 062	1 654 838
of which: export	318 586	521 017	423 324	557 005	616 870	722 772
import	335 278	466 446	428 543	524 148	551 314	593 472
transit through CR	156 889	285 089	141 024	219 022	274 878	338 594

Source: MD

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