TRANSPORTATION REVENUE DECREASES BY 25 PERCENT

 In the first quarter of 2020, 10.2 million tons of freight were carried in total by all types of transport means which decreased by 5.1 million tons (33.4%) compared with the same period of previous year. The decrease was mainly due to 5.6 million tons (64.2%) of decrease in road freight.

In the first quarter of 2020, 29.1 million passengers (double counting) were carried which means the carried passengers decreased by 13.4 million (31.4%) compared with the same period of the previous year. It was also due to the decrease of 13.2 million (31.6%) passengers in road transport.

In reference period, revenue from all types of transport reached MNT 311.9 billion. The figure represents a fall of MNT 104.3 billion (25.1%) compared with the same period of the previous year. The revenue from road and air transport decreased by MNT 75 billion (46.6%) and MNT 40.8 billion (44.0%) respectively. Whereas the revenue from railway increased by MNT 11.4 billion (7.0%) compared with the same period of previous year.

Source: https://montsame.mn/en/read/222237