The volume of freight transportation in January-September 2025 amounted to 238.7 million tons, which is 9.7% less than in the same period of 2024, while in January-August it was 11.3%, and 12.6% in January-July, according to the State Statistics Service (SSS) website.
According to its data, rail transport remains the leader in terms of freight volume, with 120.6 million tons, which is 8.6% less than in the same period last year.
Rail freight turnover for the reporting period amounted to 75.56 billion tons/km, which is 11.6% less than for the same period in 2024.
Road transport carried 90.6 million tons of cargo in the first nine months of this year, which is 6.2% less than in the first nine months of 2024.
Cargo transportation by water transport in January-September 2025 amounted to 0.7 million tons, or 56.3% of the volume in January-August 2024.
As reported, freight traffic in 2024 increased by 7.8%, and freight turnover by 13%, to 184.58 billion tons/km.
At the beginning of this year, the decline in freight traffic in Ukraine accelerated and reached 18.5% in the first four months, including a 21.3% decline in rail transport, but since then the decline has been slowing down every month.
