According to the data of the State Statistical Office, in the third quarter of 2019, compared to the same period of 2018, the total number of passengers carried in road passenger transport increased by 2.2%. According to the kind of transport, the number of passengers carried in urban transport increased by 5.7% and in suburban transport by 6.5%, whereas in national transport it decreased by 26.5% and in international transport by 12.1%.
In comparison with the second quarter of 2019, the total number of passengers carried declined by 13.4%. According to the kind of transport, the number of passengers carried in urban transport decreased by 14.7%, in suburban transport by 13.3% and in national transport by 9.1%, while in international transport it grew by 28.7%.
In the third quarter of 2019, in comparison with the same period of 2018, the total number of passenger-kilometres in road passenger transport fell by 5.9%. According to the kind of transport, the number of passenger-kilometres in urban transport rose by 4.9% and in suburban transport by 8.1%, whereas in national transport it dropped by 25.2% and in international transport by 1.7%.
Compared to the second quarter of 2019, the total number of passenger-kilometres increased by 0.3%. According to the kind of transport, the number of passenger-kilometres in urban transport fell by 14.2% and in suburban transport by 13.2%, while in national transport it grew by 4.9% and in international transport by 22.0%.