BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 15
By Sadraddin Aghjayev - Trend:
The volume of cargo transportation on the Azerbaijani section of the Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia (TRACECA) exceeded 13.6 million tons in the first 4 months of 2021, which is 14.1 percent less compared to the same period of 2020, Trend reports citing a report of the State Statistical Committee.
From January through April of this year, cargo transportation in Azerbaijan amounted to 3.2 billion ton-kilometers, which is 5.7 percent less compared to a year earlier, the report reads.
At the same time, the volume of goods transported by road totaled over 7.58 million tons, or 55.7 percent of the overall volume of cargo transportation, by rail – over 4.43 million tons (32.5 percent), by the sea - more than 1.6 million tons (11.8 percent).
Reportedly, out of the total volume of cargo transportation, transit exceeded 3.22 million tons (23.7 percent).
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