The volume of cargo transported in Ukraine in January-June 2023 amounted to 149.7 million tons, down 12% year-on-year, the State Statistics Service (Ukrstat) reported.
According to the agency, cargo turnover for this period amounted to 79.182 billion tons, which is 14.3% less than in the first half of last year.
At the same time, the information shows that due to the effect of the comparison base, the gap with last year’s figures is decreasing every month: in January, it was 52.2% in terms of cargo volume and 33.4% in terms of cargo turnover, while in the first four months it was 22.8% and 22.6%, respectively.
The State Statistics Service reminds that the data excludes the territories temporarily occupied by Russia and part of the territories where hostilities are ongoing.
