Highway transportation accounts for 84%, underground for 15.3% of passenger transportations in Azerbaijan last year

The due announcement was made by chairman of the State Statistical Committee Arif Veliyev at a press conference today.

He said the volumes of cargo and passenger transportations rose by 14.9% and 8%, respectively, as compared to 2006. A.Veliyev announced that 16.7% of cargo was transported by railroad, 48.9% by motor transport and 28.3% by pipelines.

At the same time, 84% passengers were transported by motor transport and 15.3% by underground.

67.9% of cargo and 83.9% of passengers were transported by private transport means.

/Day.Az/