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Goods transport in 2021 Goods transport in Switzerland increased by 4% in 2021

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Switzerland sees weaker growth in goods transport than in GDP in 2022

22.11.2022 - In 2021, the transport performance of goods transport rose by 2.7% for road transport and by 6.2% for rail transport, which together resulted in transport growth of 4.0%. The number of kilometres travelled by heavy goods vehicles was higher than at any time in the past 20 years. Container transport by Rhine ships and by rail also reached record levels in 2021. These are some of the findings of the goods transport statistics produced by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). 

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