Transport Yearbook 2017

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

	2010	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Total number of loaded containers transported	499 029	616 088	646 479	706 697	744 849	796 885
national	116 067	171 218	178 881	145 526	140 868	137 784
total international	382 962	444 870	467 598	561 171	603 981	659 101
of which: export	157 725	211 285	217 685	260 087	269 129	287 425
import	194 948	205 718	227 153	276 009	303 081	268 129
transit through CR	30 289	27 867	22 760	25 075	31 771	103 547
Total number of empty containers transported	180 211	207 846	215 700	212 077	213 580	217 092
national	77 038	106 552	120 366	83 626	81 611	78 024
total international	103 173	101 294	95 334	128 451	131 969	139 068
of which: export	64 264	43 110	47 139	63 321	74 753	80 724
import	31 067	43 879	35 021	49 991	44 764	36 211
transit through CR	7 842	14 305	13 174	15 139	12 452	22 133
Gross tonnes, total (thous.)	8 597	11 252	11 803	13 420	13 967	13 323
national	2 232	3 524	3 647	3 099	2 983	2 854
total international	6 365	7 727	8 156	10 321	10 984	10 468
of which: export	2 843	3 835	4 000	4 910	5 104	5 030
import	3 067	3 378	3 729	4 935	5 342	3 848
transit through CR	454	514	427	476	538	1 591
Net tonnes, total (thous.)	6 455	8 688	9 089	10 169	10 657	10 058
national	1 651	2 709	2 758	2 353	2 252	2 145
total international	4 803	5 979	6 330	7 816	8 406	7 913
of which: export	2 147	3 048	3 173	3 777	3 904	3 817
import	2 335	2 579	2 877	3 725	4 140	2 967
transit through CR	322	352	280	313	362	1 129
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.)	1 826 087	1 974 234	2 108 717	2 369 973	2 442 961	2 381 101
national	525 912	576 838	576 017	466 568	448 921	463 965
total international	1 300 175	1 397 396	1 532 700	1 903 405	1 994 040	1 917 135
of which: export	557 005	665 244	714 495	885 025	894 113	861 508
import	524 148	553 410	672 622	878 907	951 725	662 800
transit through CR	219 022	178 742	145 582	139 473	148 202	392 827

Source: MD

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