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In the first semester of the 2014 traffic goods through the Swiss Alps it has recorded an increase of +2.9%
Decided contraction of the trend of increase between first and according to trimester
September 10, 2014
In the first semester of the 2014 traffic of the goods through the Swiss Alps it is piled to 19,8 million tons, with a progression of +2.9% regarding 19,3 million tons in the first half last year. The increment is determined by the increase of +5.3% of the transports on the railroad that have totaled 13,4 million tons reaching - it has explained the federal Office of transports of Switzerland - a market share of 67.5%, highest from the introduction in 2001 of the tax on the heavy traffic which proportioned to performances (TTPCP) and with an increase of 1,5 points percentages regarding the same period of 2013. The traffic goods on the road instead is diminished is for number of trucks, with a total of 567 thousand heavy vehicles (- 1.3%), are for transport volume, than it has attested almost 6,5 million tons (- 1.6%).
To signal the determined contraction of the increase of the transalpine traffic goods recorded between first and according to trimester of this year. In the period January-March of the 2014 volumes altogether transported they are piled to 9,8 million tons (+5.4% on the first trimester 2013), of which 6,7 million tons for railway way (+8.4%) and 3,1 million tons on the road (- 0.6%) with the transit of 269 thousand heavy vehicles (- 0.6%). In according to trimester of the 2014 transported volumes pairs have been totally almost 10,1 million tons (+0.6% on according to trimester 2013), of which 6,7 million tons on track (+2.3%) and 3,3 million tons on the road (- 2.6%) with a total of 297 thousand heavy vehicles (- 2.0%).
With reference to the alpine passes, in the first semester of the 2014 on the axis of Saint Gottardo railroad it has transported 5.8% of goods in more regarding the first semester of 2013, while on the axis of the Sempione the increase has been of 4.5%. The street traffic goods has marked a bending above all in the transits on Saint Bernardino (- 4.8%) and on Large the St Bernard (- 3.1%). As well as to the uncertain economic resumption in Italy - it has found the federal Office of transports - the negative evolution in the transport on the road is due to the ability to the operators of the transport on track to prevail with interesting offers in a difficult conjunctural context; moreover they have recorded the strong ones snowed of the past winter and the consequent closing of the roads.
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In the first semester of the 2014 traffic of the goods through the Swiss Alps it is piled to 19,8 million tons, with a progression of +2.9% regarding 19,3 million tons in the first half last year. The increment is determined by the increase of +5.3% of the transports on the railroad that have totaled 13,4 million tons reaching - it has explained the federal Office of transports of Switzerland - a market share of 67.5%, highest from the introduction in 2001 of the tax on the heavy traffic which proportioned to performances (TTPCP) and with an increase of 1,5 points percentages regarding the same period of 2013. The traffic goods on the road instead is diminished is for number of trucks, with a total of 567 thousand heavy vehicles (- 1.3%), are for transport volume, than it has attested almost 6,5 million tons (- 1.6%).
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
