Freight volume falls 5.1% in Q4

Freight volume in Hungary fell 5.1% year-on-year to 69.8 million tonnes in the fourth quarter, data released by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) show, according to a report by state news wire MTI.
Freight delivered by road accounted for two-thirds of the total, rail cargo for 18% and pipeline volume for 13%. Waterway freight made up 3%.
Domestic freight volume dropped 6% to 44.4 million tonnes. Foreign freight volume slipped 3.5% to 25.5 million tonnes.
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