Road goods transport by Norwegian lorries, Q1 2005

Public haulage accounted for almost 35 million tonnes of the goods transported in Norway in the first quarter of 2005. The transport of gravel, sand, cements etc. accounted for almost half of the goods transported in Norway.

The total distance travelled by Norwegian lorries in the first quarter was 363 million kilometres. This is almost 8 million kilometres, or 2 per cent, less than in the same quarter last year.

Norwegian lorries transported over 1 million tonnes of goods outside Norway in the first quarter of 2005, and the transport performance amounted to 764 million tonne-kilometres. This is an 11 per cent increase from the first quarter of 2004.

Tables:

• Table 1 National and international transports for hire or reward and own account. Transport performances. Quarter
• Table 2 National transports for hire or reward and own account. Tonnage carried and transport performance, by commodity. Quarter. Million tonnes
• Table 3 International transports for hire or reward. Tonnage carried and transport performance, by commodity. Quarter
• Table 4 International transports for hire or reward and own account, to and from Norway. Tonnage carried and transport performance. Quarter
• Table 5 Comparisons with other Nordic countries. Tonnage carried. Million tonnes
• Table 6 Comparisons with other Nordic countries. Transport performance. Million tonne-kilometres