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Transport Activity decreases in all modes
Transport activities
Transport Activity decreases in all modes - 1st Quarter 2009
02 June 2009

Summary
In the first quarter of 2009, the number of air passengers in national airports registered a decrease of 10.9% towards the same period of the previous year, reaching 4.8 million passengers. The movement of passengers by inland waterway transport, railway and subway also presented year-on-year decreases, although in a smaller degree (-2.8%, -2.7% e -2.5%, respectively). The transport of goods registered bigger downwards: -20.6% tonnes transported in maritime mode; -14.7% in air mode and -26.4% in rail mode. In the 4th quarter of 2008, road freight transport decreased 24.4%.

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