Port freight quarterly statistics: October to December 2019
Provisional quarterly statistics on freight handled by UK major ports for October to December 2019.
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When comparing October to December 2019 with October to December 2018 through UK major ports:
- total volume of freight tonnage increased 1% to 123.4 million tonnes
- total volume of unitised traffic decreased by 4% to 5.4 million units
When comparing the rolling year to December 2019 with December 2018 through UK major ports:
- total tonnage was stable with 472.8 million tonnes
- total volume of unitised traffic decreased 3% to 23.1 million units
Further information about these statistics is available, including:
- background information on quarterly port freight statistics
- notes and definitions for all port freight statistics
Detailed final annual statistics for 2019 will be published in summer 2020.
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