During January-March 2020, cargo volume carried by all transport modes in the RF transport system was down 0.9% year-on-year to 1.74 bn tons.
According to the RF Statistics Agency, the largest volume was carried by road, up 0.8% year-on-year to 1.13 bn tons.
Rail cargo declined by 3.8% year-on-year down to 306.9 mn tons.
Pipeline traffic was down 4.4% year-on-year to 292.8 mn tons.
Sea freight decreased by 6.3% year-on-year down to 4.5 mn tons.
Inland shipping volume grew by 21.9% year-on-year up to 7.7 mn tons.
Air transport carried 0.3 mn tons, up 4.6% year-on-year.
In March, in comparison with the previous month, there is a positive trend in all transport modes.