Freight Movements Survey
Name of Collection
Freight Movements Survey
Contact
Manager
Freight Movements Survey
Australian Bureau of Statistics
GPO Box 9817
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Telephone: Brisbane 07 3222 6190
Facsimile: Brisbane 07 3222 6334
Email: client.services@abs.gov.au
Internet: www.abs.gov.au
Purpose
To provide reliable road, rail, sea and air statistics on freight moved in Australia.
Description
The Freight Movements Surveys (FMS) covers freight moved by the four transport modes (road, rail, sea and air). FMS was first introduced as a quarterly survey in June quarter 1994. It replaced the Interstate Freight Movement Survey which ceased in the same quarter. The road component of the survey was discontinued in 1995 because of concerns about the survey methodology. However, some statistics from the Rail, Sea and Air modes are available since June 1994. A new methodology to produce annual estimates of freight moved by road has been introduced and applied to the latest collection which covers the 12 month period ending 31 March 2001. Results of the 2000-2001 FMS covering all four modes are expected to be released in December 2001.
For the road mode data is collected from a sample of owners of articulated trucks based on a selection of vehicles from the registration system.
For the rail, sea and air modes data is compiled from a census of transport operators.
Data are collected by mail questionnaire.
Data Detail
Freight movements are by:
Mode of transport;
- Commodity (ATFCC);
- Origin (Statistical division);
- Destination (Statistical division); and
Method (bulk and/or containerised).
Geographic Coverage
Australia, States and Territories, and Statistical division.
Frequency of Data Availability
Irregular. Data will be available for the reference period 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2001.
Historical Data
Quarterly road data are available from June quarter 1994 to September quarter 1995. These estimates should be regarded as expeimental and caution should be used in there use. Rail, sea and air data are available quarterly from June quarter 1994 to September 1997 on request.
Products and Services
Publications Experimental Estimates of Freight Movements, Australia (cat. no. 9217.0) (Discontinued)
Information Paper, Freight Movements, Australia (cat. no. 9218.0)
Other
Special data services are available on request.
Example of Information Available
FREIGHT MOVEMENT BY MODE (a) |
(Rail, Sea and Air only), Australia |
|
| s | Rail | Sea | Air | Total |
| Period | '000 tonnes | '000 tonnes | '000 tonnes | '000 tonnes |
 |
|
| 1995-96 | 402 207 | 45 153 | 201 | 447 562 |
| 1996-97 | 435 128 | 46 505 | 193 | 481 826 |
| | | | |
| 1995 | | | | |
| December quarter | 104 069 | 11 226 | 55 | 115 350 |
| 1996 | | | | |
| March quarter | 91 529 | 11 232 | 46 | 102 808 |
| June quarter | 99 021 | 10 740 | 48 | 109 810 |
| September quarter | r116 471 | r11 183 | 48 | r127 702 |
| December quarter | r112 309 | 11 440 | 51 | r123 801 |
| 1997 | | | | |
| March quarter | r98 929 | r11 581 | 48 | r110 558 |
| June quarter | 107 418 | 12 301 | 46 | 119 765 |
| September quarter | 125 530 | 11 481 | 56 | 137 068 |
|
| 1 Freight movements which involve more than one operator or mode may be counted |
| more than once. | | | | |
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