Welsh Transport Statistics 2007 - Chapter 3: Road Freight

• In 2006 there were an estimated 754 thousand tonnes of exports by road from Wales, an increase of 96 thousand tonnes (15 per cent) since 2005.
• An estimated 427 thousand tonnes of imports were carried by road to Wales in 2006, 3 per cent less than in 2005.
• In 2006, 75 per cent of the tonnage of exports by road from Wales were to Belgium, Luxembourg, France or Germany.
• The same four countries together account for over four-fifths (81 per cent) of the tonnage of imports by road in 2006.
• In 2006, there were an estimated 330 thousand tonnes of chemicals exported by road from Wales.  This was 108 thousand tonnes (49 per cent) more than in 2005.
• In 2006, around 63 million tonnes of goods were moved within Wales by UK registered HGVs and a further 57 million tonnes were moved between Wales and the rest of the UK.
• More than a half ( 54 per cent) of the tonnage of goods leaving Wales by road in UK registered HGV's, were transported both to the North West of England and to the West Midlands (28 per cent and 26 per cent respectively). The South West of England accounted for a further 18 per cent.
• In 2006, over a quarter of the tonnage of goods entering Wales by road in UK registered HGVs came from the North West (26 per cent). The West Midlands and the South West of England each accounted for 20 per cent and 22 per cent respectively.

Contact:
Tel: 029 2082 5085
E-mail: stats.transport@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Further Information:
Welsh Transport Statistics 2007 - Chapter 3: Road Freight

Next Update:
January 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)