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. What is shown here for the various modes of transport is data on the transport infrastructure and on the means of transport. For passenger and goods transport, the volume of transport and transport services are shown. The surveys in goods transport are based on the Goods Classification for Transport Statistics, covering 175 headings. For spatial transport interlinkages, the Regional Index for Transport Statistics is used.
