The transport sector plays a central role in a modern economy. Mobility of goods (raw materials, semi-manufactured and finished products) and people (e.g. apprentices, employees, travellers, consumers) is required in the first place for the division of labour to function and for value added to be created in all economic sectors. In the context of the increase in international trading of goods and services, the importance of the transport sector is growing. Statistical information on the transport situation provides an important basis for entrepreneurial decisions and transport policies.
