FIRST RELEASE		CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA ISSN 1334-0565
YEAR: XLVI.	ZAGREB, 7 MAY, 2009		NUMBER: 5.1.3/1.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC

JANUARY − MARCH 2009¹⁾

This release includes data on cross-border traffic of road motor vehicles, passengers and goods at road border crossings as well as data on cross-border traffic of passengers at railway, maritime, river and air border crossings.

In the period from January to March 2009, within the cross-border traffic of passengers at road border crossings, arrivals decreased by 18.5% and departures decreased by 18.6%, as compared to the same period last year.

As compared to the same period last year, within the cross-border traffic of passengers at railway border crossings, arrivals increased by 16.3% in the reference period and departures by 13.1%. The maritime border crossings, as compared to the same period last year, showed that the traffic of passengers decreased by 55.6% in arrivals and by 55.2% in departures. The cross-border traffic at air border crossings showed a decrease of 11.2% in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia and of 12.9% in departures from it, as compared to the same period last year.

In the same period, the number of passenger vehicles arriving in the Republic of Croatia at border crossings decreased by 10.4% and those departing from it by 11.6%, as compared to the same period last year.

In the same period, there was a decrease in goods transport in the road cross-border traffic in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia by 26.7% and in departures by 21%.

The number of freight vehicles arriving in the Republic of Croatia decreased by 23% and departing from it at border crossings by 22.3%, as compared to the same period last year.

1)   Provisional data

1.   CROSS–BORDER TRAFFIC OF PASSENGERS ON ROAD, RAILWAY, MARITIME, RIVER AND AIR BORDER CROSSINGS,
      JANUARY – MARCH 2009

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2009. I. – III. 2008.	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2009. I. – III. 2008.
	I. – III. 2008.	I. – III. 2009.		I. – III. 2008.	I. – III. 2009.
Cross-border traffic – total	13 487	11 046	81,9	13 470	11 012	81,8
Domestic passengers	5 403	4 514	83,5	5 475	4 623	84,4
Foreign passengers	8 084	6 532	80,8	7 995	6 389	79,9
Road cross-border traffic	13 120	10 695	81,5	13 101	10 669	81,4
Domestic passengers	5 248	4 359	83,1	5 323	4 474	84,1
Foreign passengers	7 872	6 336	80,5	7 778	6 195	79,6
Railway cross-border traffic	135	157	116,3	130	147	113,1
Domestic passengers	58	69	119,0	57	63	110,5
Foreign passengers	77	88	114,3	73	84	115,1
River cross-border traffic	0	0	…	0	0	…
Domestic passengers	0	0	…	0	0	…
Foreign passengers	0	0	…	0	0	…
Maritime cross-border traffic	27	12	44,4	29	13	44,8
Domestic passengers	5	4	80,0	6	5	83,3
Foreign passengers	22	8	36,4	23	8	34,8
Air cross-border traffic	205	182	88,8	210	183	87,1
Domestic passengers	92	82	89,1	89	81	91,0
Foreign passengers	113	100	88,5	121	102	84,3

2.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF PASSENGER ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES, BY TYPE OF VEHICLE, JANUARY – MARCH 2009

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2009.  I. – III. 2008.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2009. I. – III. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – III. 2008.	I. – III. 2009.		I. – III. 2009.	I. – III. 2008.	I. – III.  2009.		I. – III. 2009.
Passenger road motor vehicles in cross-border traffic	4 180	3 747	89,6	100,0	4 193	3 708	88,4	100,0
Domestic plates	1 712	1 566	91,5	41,8	1 746	1 592	91,2	42,9
Foreign plates	2 468	2 181	88,4	58,2	2 447	2 116	86,5	57,1
Passenger cars	4 129	3 701	89,6	100,0	4 142	3 662	88,4	100,0
Domestic plates	1 695	1 551	91,5	41,9	1 729	1 577	91,2	43,1
Foreign plates	2 434	2 150	88,3	58,1	2 413	2 085	86,4	56,9
Buses	51	46	90,2	100,0	51	46	90,2	100,0
Domestic plates	17	15	88,2	32,6	17	15	88,2	32,6
Foreign plates	34	31	91,2	67,4	34	31	91,2	67,4

3.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF PASSENGER ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGERS, BY DIRECTIONS,
      JANUARY – MARCH 2009

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – III. 2009. I. – III. 2008.	Traffic		Indices I. – III. 2009. I. – III. 2008.
	I. – III. 2008.	I. – III. 2009.		I. – III. 2008.	I. – III. 2009.
Passenger vehicles, ‘000	4 180	3 747	89,6	4 193	3 708	88,4
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	2 074	1 813	87,4	1 976	1 694	85,7
Croatian-Hungarian border	105	82	78,1	113	89	78,8
Croatian-Slovenian border	1 597	1 390	87,0	1 732	1 554	89,7
Croatian-Serbian border	373	437	117,2	341	348	102,1
Croatian-Montenegrin border	31	25	80,6	31	23	74,2
Passengers, ‘000	13 120	10 695	81,5	13 101	10 669	81,4
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	6 298	5 192	82,4	5 986	4 881	81,5
Croatian-Hungarian border	342	238	69,6	357	253	70,9
Croatian-Slovenian border	5 217	3 925	75,2	5 679	4 464	78,6
Croatian-Serbian border	1 186	1 278	107,8	1 012	1 020	100,8
Croatian-Montenegrin border	77	62	80,5	67	51	76,1

4.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF GOODS IN FREIGHT VEHICLES, BY TYPE OF TRAFFIC, JANUARY – MARCH 2009

	Entry				Exit
	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – III. 2009.  I. – III. 2008.	Structure, %	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – III. 2009.  I. – III. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – III.  2008.	I. – III.  2009.		I. – III. 2009.	I. – III.  2008.	I. – III.  2009.		I. – III. 2009.
Goods in road cross-border traffic	4 803	3 523	73,3	100,0	4 187	3 308	79,0	100,0
Domestic plates	1 312	981	74,8	27,8	918	698	76,0	21,1
Foreign plates	3 491	2 542	72,8	72,2	3 269	2 610	79,8	78,9
In freight vehicles – import/export	2 493	1 675	67,2	100,0	1 939	1 511	77,9	100,0
Domestic plates	1 176	878	74,7	52,4	800	613	76,6	40,6
Foreign plates	1 317	797	60,5	47,6	1 139	898	78,8	59,4
In freight vehicles – transit	2 310	1 848	80,0	100,0	2 248	1 797	79,9	100,0
Domestic plates	136	103	75,7	5,6	118	85	72,0	4,7
Foreign plates	2 174	1 745	80,3	94,4	2 130	1 712	80,4	95,3

5.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF FREIGHT ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES, BY TYPE OF VEHICLE, JANUARY – MARCH 2009

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2009. I. – III. 2008.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2009.  I. – III. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – III.  2008.	I. – III.  2009.		I. – III. 2009.	I. – III.  2008.	I. – III.  2009.		I. – III. 2009.
Freight vehicles with freight ― import/export	147	106	72,1	100,0	112	91	81,3	100,0
Domestic plates	74	57	77,0	53,8	53	43	81,1	47,3
Foreign plates	73	49	67,1	46,2	59	48	81,4	52,7
Freight vehicles with freight – transit	145	115	79,3	100,0	141	112	79,4	100,0
Domestic plates	9	6	66,7	5,2	8	5	62,5	4,5
Foreign plates	136	109	80,1	94,8	133	107	80,5	95,5
Empty freight vehicles	103	83	80,6	100,0	142	104	73,2	100,0
Domestic plates	24	19	79,2	22,9	46	37	80,4	35,6
Foreign plates	79	64	81,0	77,1	96	67	69,8	64,4

6.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF FREIGHT ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES AND GOODS, BY DIRECTIONS, JANUARY – MARCH 2009

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – III. 2009.  I. – III. 2008.	Traffic		Indices I. – III. 2009.  I. – III. 2008.
	I. – III.  2008.	I. – III.  2009.		I. – III.  2008.	I. – III.  2009.
Freight vehicles, ‘000	395	304	77,0	395	307	77,7
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	115	81	70,4	109	77	70,6
Croatian-Hungarian border	34	24	70,6	29	22	75,9
Croatian-Slovenian border	175	143	81,7	187	152	81,3
Croatian-Serbian border	68	54	79,4	65	53	81,5
Croatian-Montenegrin border	3	2	66,7	5	3	60,0
Goods, ‘000  t	4 803	3 523	73,3	4 187	3 308	79,0
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	1 356	781	57,6	1 317	1 050	79,7
Croatian-Hungarian border	520	393	75,6	200	109	54,5
Croatian-Slovenian border	2 191	1 752	80,0	1 688	1 410	83,5
Croatian-Serbian border	729	592	81,2	902	684	75,8
Croatian-Montenegrin border	7	5	71,4	80	55	68,8

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Source and methods of data collection

Data on road cross-border traffic of freight motor vehicles and goods has been obtained from the Customs Authority of the Republic of Croatia.

The source of data on road cross-border traffic of passenger cars, buses and their passengers as well as of rail, maritime, river and air cross-border traffic are the records of the border police of the Ministry of the Interior.

Coverage

Data on road cross-border traffic of motor vehicles cover all road motor vehicles, passengers and goods that crossed the border and arrived in or departed from the Republic of Croatia.

Road freight motor vehicles are grouped by country of registration. Therefore, freight vehicles transporting goods in import and export as well as freight vehicles transporting goods in transit through the Republic of Croatia country are monitored separately.

Data on cross-border traffic of freight motor vehicles cover all border crossings where there are customs offices.    

Data on entry and exit of passenger cars, buses and their passengers include vehicles and passengers in transit through the Republic of Croatia.

Passenger motor vehicles are grouped as domestic and foreign ones by country of registration. Passengers are registered as either foreign or domestic ones, depending on the citizenship. Local cross-border traffic is included in the total coverage.

Data on cross-border traffic of passenger vehicles as well as passengers in railway, maritime and air traffic cover all existing railway, maritime, river and air border crossings, both year-round and seasonal ones.

Definitions

Border crossing is a place intended for crossing the state border.

Border crossings are international, interstate or local ones. They may be road, railway, air, maritime or river crossings.

Border crossings for international traffic are intended for cross-border traffic of citizens of the Republic of Croatia and citizens of other countries.

Border crossings for interstate traffic are intended for cross-border traffic of citizens of the Republic of Croatia and citizens of the neighbouring countries.

Border crossings for local traffic are intended for cross-border traffic of citizens from a certain area of the Republic of Croatia and a certain area of the neighbouring country according to the international agreement.

Abbreviations

t          tonnes

'000    thousand

Symbols

…    data not available

0      value not zero, but less than 0.5 of the unit of measure used