10 Sep 2009 17:37
Russian Railways cuts freight 22% in Jan-Aug
MOSCOW. Sept 10 (Interfax) - Russian Railways (RZD) cut freight haulage 22% year-on-year in January-August to 797.965 million tonnes, the Russian rail monopoly said.
Domestic freight fell 26.4% to 492.312 million tonnes and international freight was down 13.6% to 305.653 million tonnes.
RZD freight by type in Jan-Aug 2009 ('000 tonnes):
| Destination | Jan-Aug 2009 | Jan-Aug 2008 | Change (%) |
| Domestic | 492 311,9 | 669 140,9 | 73.6% |
| International | 305 652,7 | 353 562,6 | 86.4% |
| via ports | 131 948,3 | 128 344,6 | 102.8% |
| Overland | 173 704,4 | 225 218 | 77.1% |
| Import | 47,781 | 78 495,1 | 60.9% |
| via ports | 5,797,3 | 11 819,7 | 49% |
| Overland | 41 984,1 | 66 675,8 | 63,0% |
| Transit | 14 463,1 | 11 819,7 | 64,6% |
| via ports | 598,0 | 925,0 | 64,7% |
| Overland | 13 865,3 | 21 448,8 | 64,6% |
| Export | 243 407,9 | 252 693,7 | 96,3% |
| via ports | 125 552,9 | 115 599,9 | 108.6% |
| Overland | 117 855,0 | 137 093,8 | 86% |
| Total | 797 964,6 | 1022 703,6 | 78%% |
RZD freight by commodity in Jan-Aug 2009 ('000 tonnes):
| Commodity | Destination | Jan-Aug 2009 | Jan-Aug 2008 | Change (%) |
| Coal | Domestic | 106 910,8 | 126 859,8 | 84.3% |
| International | 85 820,1 | 91 133,8 | 94.2% | |
| via ports | 40 804,1 | 34 585,9 | 118% | |
| overland | 45 016 | 56 547.9 | 79.6% | |
| Total: | 192 730,9 | 217 993,6 | 88.4% | |
| Coke | Domestic | 5 322,2 | 6 522,2 | 81.6% |
| International | 1 398 | 2 820,2 | 49.6% | |
| via ports | 596,1 | 1 260,2 | 47.3% | |
| overland | 801,9 | 1 560,0 | 51.4% | |
| Total: | 6 720,2 | 9 342,4 | 71.9% | |
| Petroleum | Domestic | 74 146,5 | 81 782,3 | 90.7% |
| International | 85 979,3 | 84 377,1 | 101.9% | |
| via ports | 44 831,6 | 43 099,0 | 104.0% | |
| overland | 41 147,7 | 43 099,0 | 104% | |
| Total: | 160 125,8 | 166 159,4 | 96.4% | |
| Ores | Domestic | 62 368,9 | 75 541,1 | 82.6% |
| International | 25 497,8 | 32 489,4 | 78.5% | |
| via ports | 5 025,0 | 3 774,6 | 133.1% | |
| overland | 20 472,8 | 28 714,8 | 71.3% | |
| Total: | 87 866,7 | 108 030,5 | 81.3% | |
| Ferrous metal | Domestic | 23 428,5 | 39 221,0 | 59.7% |
| International | 26,358,6 | 31 028,8 | 84.9% | |
| via ports | 17 410,5 | 16 720,5 | 104.1% | |
| overland | 8 948,1 | 14 308,3 | 62.5% | |
| Total: | 49 787,1 | 70 249,9 | 70.9% | |
| Timber | Domestic | 13 395,8 | 20 877,8 | 64.1% |
| International | 15 210,4 | 21 503,4 | 70.7% | |
| via ports | 2 356,6 | 3 191,4 | 73.8% | |
| overland | 12 853,8 | 18 312 | 70.2% | |
| Total: | 28 596,2 | 42 381,2 | 67.5% | |
| Construction materials (mineral based) | Domestic | 139 278,5 | 220 316,6 | 63.2% |
| International | 15 633,6 | 23 821,2 | 63.2% | |
| via ports | 1 374,3 | 3 811,3 | 36.1% | |
| overland | 14 259,3 | 20 009,9 | 71.3% | |
| Total: | 154 912,1 | 244 137,9 | 63.5% | |
| Fertilizers | Domestic | 10 119,5 | 11 719,5 | 86.3% |
| International | 15 385,6 | 20 015,6 | 76.9% | |
| via ports | 6 176,0 | 9 009,2 | 68.6% | |
| overland | 9 209,6 | 11 006,4 | 83.7% | |
| Total: | 25 505,1 | 31 735,1 | 80.4% | |
| Grains | Domestic | 9 149,6 | 11 359,2 | 80.5% |
| International | 6 697,8 | 7 254,4 | 92.3% | |
| via ports | 4 253 | 1 476,4 | 288.1% | |
| overland | 2 444,7 | 5 778,0 | 42.3% | |
| Total: | 15 847,4 | 18 613,6 | 85.1% |