Road and rail transport statistics published
Thursday, 8 October 2009The latest edition of the Northern Ireland Road and Rail Transport Statistics, containing statistics for April to June 2009, is now available.
The publication is produced by the Central Statistics and Research Branch (CSRB) of the Department for Regional Development and contains information on vehicle registrations, use of public transport, deliveries of petrol and diesel for use in Northern Ireland and driver and vehicle tests. The publication is available on the CSRB website at www.drdni.gov.uk/index/statistics.htm
Key points
The key points for the April to June 2009 quarter are:
· There were 21,324 new and used cars registered for the first time during the quarter. 57% (12,209) were new cars.
· The number of new and used cars registered for the first time during the quarter has decreased by 15% since the corresponding quarter last year. In fact, this is the sixth consecutive quarter to show a decrease when compared with the corresponding time period in the previous year.
· Ford was the most popular make of new car during April to June 2009, accounting for 14% (1,666) of all new cars registered.
· Of the 757 heavy goods vehicles registered for the first time in Northern Ireland, 72% (543) were previously used vehicles.
· There were 18.46 million public bus passenger journeys made during the quarter, a weekly average of 1.42 million.
· The weekly average rail passenger journeys have decreased by 5% to 0.19 million from 0.20 million since the corresponding quarter of 2008. During the same time period, weekly average rail passenger receipts decreased by 4% to £0.53 million from £0.55 million.
· From April to June 2009, 222,086 tonnes of petrol and diesel were delivered for use in Northern Ireland. This represents an increase of 16% on the tonnage delivered during the corresponding quarter in 2008.
· Over the period July 2008 to June 2009, the pass rate for car ‘L’ driver tests was 52% for males and 43% for females in Northern Ireland.
Notes to Editors:
1. Background to Road and Rail Transport Statistics Publication
Road and Rail Transport Statistics is a quarterly publication and contains a variety of transport information. The data are collated from a number of sources including the Driver and Vehicle Agency and Translink.
2. Official Statistics
This is a National Statistics publication and therefore follows the Code of Practice for Official Statistics. You can find further information about the Code of Practice at:
http://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/assessment/code-of-practice/index.html
3. Further Information
For further information please contact:
Central Statistics and Research Branch
Department for Regional Development
Clarence Court
10-18 Adelaide Street
Belfast BT2 8GB
Tel: 028 9054 0981
Textphone: 028 9054 0642
E-mail: csrb@drdni.gov.uk
Fax: 028 9054 0782
Website: http://www.drdni.gov.uk/index/statistics.htm
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