According to the data of the State Statistical Office, in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to the same period of 2015, the total
number of passengers carried in road passenger transport decreased by 8.2%. According to the kind of transport, the number
of passengers carried in urban transport dropped by 12.5%, in suburban transport by 0.5%, in national transport by 5.1% and in
international transport by 6.3%.
In comparison with the third quarter of 2016, the total number of passengers carried increased by 25.2%. According to the kind
of transport, the number of passengers carried in urban transport grew by 30.0%, in suburban transport by 25.4% and in national
transport by 2.2%, whereas in international transport the number of passengers decreased by 27.2%.
In the fourth quarter of 2016, in comparison with the same period of 2015, the total number of passenger-kilometres in road
passenger transport declined by 13.2%. According to the kind of transport, the number of passenger-kilometres in urban transport
decreased by 13.8%, in suburban transport by 27.5% and in international transport by 11.7%, while in national transport it
increased by 2.2%.
Compared to the third quarter of 2016, the total number of passenger-kilometres fell by 5.6%. According to the kind of transport,
the number of passenger-kilometres in urban transport rose by 43.1%, in suburban transport by 0.8% and in national transport
by 1.8%, whereas in international transport it decreased by 37.8%.