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In the 4^th quarter of 2011, 16.2 million tons of freights were carried by rail, and it is an increase of 32.4%, as compared to the 4^th quarter of 2011. In comparison with the year before, the total volume of freights carried by rail in 2011 has increased by 20.8% and reached 59.4 million tons.

Freight transport by rail by type of transport

In the 4^th quarter of 2011 13.5 million tons of freights were carried by road, and it is 7.5% more than in the 4^th quarter of 2010. As compared to the previous year, the total volume of freights carried by road in 2011 has grown by 13.4% and reached 53.1 million tons.

Freight transport by road by type of transport

In the 4^th quarter of 2011 50.3% (6.8 mln tons) of the total volume of freight carried by road were comprised by metal ores and other mining and quarrying products and peat, 15.6% (2.1 mln t) – products of agriculture, hunting and forestry, fish and other fishing products, and 7.7% (1 mln tons) – by wood and products of wood and cork (except furniture), pulp, paper and paper products, printed matter and recorded media.

The freights carried by road are transported both – on own account and for hire or reward. In 2011 35.4 million tons of the freight were carried for hire or reward, an increase of 15.1%, if compared to the year before. The volume of freights transported on own account has risen by 10%.

In the 4^th quarter of 2011 1.1 million tons of oil products were transported by the oil products pipeline – 19.3% less than in the 4^th quarter of 2010. The volume of transported oil products (5.8 million tons) in 2011 rose by 3.7%, as compared to 2010.

Passenger transportation by public transport in the 4^th quarter of 2011 and in 2011 as a whole has diminshed slightly:by 2.5% and 1.5% respectively, as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

Passenger transportation by public transport

In the 4^th quarter of 2011 4.8 million passengers were carried by rail, a decrease of 0.4% in comparison with the 4^th quarter of 2010. The number of passengers carried by national transport has reduced by 0.3%, whereas by international transport (mainly between Latvia and Russia) has grown by 1.9%. In comparison with the year before, the total number of passengers carried by rail in 2011 has decreased by 1.7%.

In the 4^th quarter of 2011 the number of passengers carried by the regular bus traffic comprised 30 million passengers – a decrease of 3.5%, as compared to October – December of the year before. The majority (99.7%) of these passengers were carried by national bus traffic. The number of passengers carried by national transport has decreased by 3.4%, whereas the number of passengers carried by international transport – by 12.4%. In 2011 the total number of passengers carried by regular bus traffic has diminshed by 4.4%, if compared to the year before.

In the 4^th quarter of 2011 23.1 million passengers were carried by urban electrified transport – a decrease of 1.7%, as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The number of passengers carried by trolleybus has dropped by 0.7% and thre number of passengers carried by trams – by 2.8%. In 2011 87.8 million passengers were carried by urban electrified transport, and it is an increase of 2.8%, as compared to 2010.