Transport Yearbook 2018

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

	2010	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Total number of loaded containers transported	499 029	646 479	706 697	744 849	796 885	860 175
national	116 067	178 881	145 526	140 868	137 784	134 511
total international	382 962	467 598	561 171	603 981	659 101	725 664
of which: export	157 725	217 685	260 087	269 129	287 425	300 275
import	194 948	227 153	276 009	303 081	268 129	326 221
transit through CR	30 289	22 760	25 075	31 771	103 547	99 168
Total number of empty containers transported	180 211	215 700	212 077	213 580	217 092	245 699
national	77 038	120 366	83 626	81 611	78 024	76 595
total international	103 173	95 334	128 451	131 969	139 068	169 104
of which: export	64 264	47 139	63 321	74 753	80 724	81 966
import	31 067	35 021	49 991	44 764	36 211	37 742
transit through CR	7 842	13 174	15 139	12 452	22 133	49 396
Gross tonnes, total (thous.)	8 597	11 803	13 420	13 967	13 323	16 084
national	2 232	3 647	3 099	2 983	2 854	2 794
total international	6 365	8 156	10 321	10 984	10 468	13 290
of which: export	2 843	4 000	4 910	5 104	5 030	5 690
import	3 067	3 729	4 935	5 342	3 848	5 978
transit through CR	454	427	476	538	1 591	1 622
Net tonnes, total (thous.)	6 455	9 089	10 169	10 657	10 058	12 248
national	1 651	2 758	2 353	2 252	2 145	2 098
total international	4 803	6 330	7 816	8 406	7 913	10 151
of which: export	2 147	3 173	3 777	3 904	3 817	4 365
import	2 335	2 877	3 725	4 140	2 967	4 672
transit through CR	322	280	313	362	1 129	1 114
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.)	1 826 087	2 108 717	2 369 973	2 442 961	2 381 101	2 842 014
national	525 912	576 017	466 568	448 921	463 965	467 280
total international	1 300 175	1 532 700	1 903 405	1 994 040	1 917 135	2 374 734
of which: export	557 005	714 495	885 025	894 113	861 508	985 392
import	524 148	672 622	878 907	951 725	662 800	1 052 187
transit through CR	219 022	145 582	139 473	148 202	392 827	337 155

Source: MD

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