Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb. 21
By Elena Kosolapova – Trend:
Cargo transportation via pipelines decreased by 10.9 percent in Kazakhstan in January 2017 compared to the same period of 2016 and stood at almost 18.88 million tons, according to Kazakh Statistics Committee data.
During the period, revenues from cargo transportation via pipelines in Kazakhstan decreased by 23.5 percent and totaled 90.218 billion tenges (319 tenges = $1).
In total, almost 272.41 million tons of cargo was transported by all types of transport in the country in January 2017, or 0.9 percent more than in 2015. Revenues from cargo transportation by all types of transport hit 149.518 billion tenges in the reporting period.
Cargo and baggage transportation by car and urban transport decreased by 0.1 percent to 224.08 million tons, revenues from cargo transportation by car and urban transport hit 6.762 billion tenges.
Air transportation increased by 43.7 percent to 1,430 tons, while sea transportation increased by 57.7 percent to 187,570 tons.
Rail transportation of cargo and baggage stood at 29.26 million tons in January 2017 or 19.4 percent more than in January 2016. Revenues from cargo and baggage transportation by rail hit 51.494 billion tenges.
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