Publication of Northern Ireland transport statistics 2007-08

The latest edition of the Northern Ireland Transport Statistics, containing statistics for 2007-08 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, driver and vehicle testing, the road network, freight, road safety, public transport, air transport and other transport statistics in Northern Ireland.

The publication is available on the CSRB website at www.drdni.gov.uk/index/statistics.htm

KEY POINTS

There were 1,008,289 vehicles licensed in Northern Ireland at 31 December 2007. Of these, 83% were Private Light Goods (PLG) vehicles. For PLG vehicles, the most popular make was Ford, 12% of all PLGs in 2007. 65,743 car ‘Learner’ driving tests were conducted in Northern Ireland during 2007-08, up 10% on the 59,738 tests conducted during 2006-07. 76.7 million tonnes of freight were lifted within Northern Ireland and transported by road by goods vehicles weighing over 3.5 tonnes in 2007. The number of road deaths occurring as a result of road collisions fell by 10% from 126 in 2006 to 113 in 2007 From 2006-07 to 2007-08 the number of passenger journeys on Ulsterbus rose 1% from 43.4 million to 43.9 million. For Metro services, passenger journeys have increased 8% from 24.1 million to 26.0 million over the same time period. During 2007-08 there were 9.5 million rail passenger journeys made, an increase of 12% from 2006-07. Belfast International Airport was the 13th busiest commercial airport in the UK in 2007 and accounted for 2% of all UK terminal passengers. During 2007-08, 806,483 tonnes of petroleum and diesel were delivered for use in Northern Ireland, 6% more than in 2006-07.

Notes to Editors:

Background to Transport Statistics Publication

Transport Statistics is an annual publication and contains a variety of transport information. The data are collated from a number of sources including the Driver and Vehicle Agency, Translink, the Civil Aviation Authority and Roads Service.

National Statistics

This is a National Statistics publication. You can find further information about National Statistics at www.statistics.gov.uk

Further Information

For further information please contact:

Website: http://www.drdni.gov.uk/index/statistics.htm

Media queries to: Department for Regional Development, Press Office, Tel 028 9054 0372