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, 9 NOVEMBER, 2009		NUMBER: 5.1.3/3.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC

JANUARY − SEPTEMBER 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 September 2009, within the cross-border traffic of passengers at road border crossings, arrivals decreased by 8.1% and departures by 7.3%, 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 in the reference period by 5.3% and departures by 6.5%. The river border crossings recorded the same arrivals and departures of passengers, as compared to the same period last year. The maritime border crossings, as compared to the same period last year, showed that the traffic of passengers increased by 1.1% in arrivals and by 1.6% in departures. The cross-border traffic at air border crossings showed a decrease of 4.1% in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia and of 5.1% 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 increased by 5.7% and those departing from it by 5.5%, as compared to the same period last year.

In the same period, there was a decrease of 24.2% in goods transport in the road cross-border traffic in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia and of 18.6% in departures.

The number of freight vehicles arriving in the Republic of Croatia decreased by 25.7% and the number of those departing from it at border crossings by 16.4%, 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 – SEPTEMBER 2009

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2009. I. – IX. 2008.	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2009. I. – IX. 2008.
	I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX. 2009.		I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX. 2009.
Cross-border traffic – total	60 163	55 529	92,3	59 003	54 892	93,0
Domestic passengers	18 634	17 140	92,0	18 702	17 622	94,2
Foreign passengers	41 529	38 389	92,4	40 301	37 270	92,5
Road cross-border traffic	56 682	52 078	91,9	55 580	51 507	92,7
Domestic passengers	18 118	16 630	91,8	18 195	17 122	94,1
Foreign passengers	38 564	35 448	91,9	37 385	34 385	92,0
Railway cross-border traffic	568	598	105,3	527	561	106,5
Domestic passengers	203	217	106,9	190	204	107,4
Foreign passengers	365	381	104,4	337	357	105,9
River cross-border traffic	15	15	100,0	15	15	100,0
Domestic passengers	0	0	…	0	0	…
Foreign passengers	15	15	100,0	15	15	100,0
Maritime cross-border traffic	1 132	1 145	101,1	1 119	1 137	101,6
Domestic passengers	24	23	95,8	26	28	107,7
Foreign passengers	1 108	1 122	101,3	1 093	1 109	101,5
Air cross-border traffic	1 766	1 693	95,9	1 762	1 672	94,9
Domestic passengers	289	270	93,4	291	268	92,1
Foreign passengers	1 477	1 423	96,3	1 471	1 404	95,4

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

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2009.  I. – IX. 2008.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2009. I. – IX. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX. 2009.		I. – IX. 2009.	I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX.  2009.		I. – IX. 2009.
Passenger road motor vehicles in cross-border traffic	17 599	18 599	105,7	100,0	17 383	18 342	105,5	100,0
Domestic plates	5 786	6 214	107,4	33,4	5 865	6 301	107,4	34,4
Foreign plates	11 813	12 385	104,8	66,6	11 518	12 041	104,5	65,6
Passenger cars	17 365	18 377	105,8	100,0	17 146	18 123	105,7	100,0
Domestic plates	5 713	6 145	107,6	33,4	5 792	6 232	107,6	34,4
Foreign plates	11 652	12 232	105,0	66,6	11 354	11 891	104,7	65,6
Buses	234	222	94,9	100,0	237	219	92,4	100,0
Domestic plates	73	69	94,5	31,1	73	69	94,5	31,5
Foreign plates	161	153	95,0	68,9	164	150	91,5	68,5

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

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – IX. 2009. I. – IX. 2008.	Traffic		Indices I. – IX. 2009. I. – IX. 2008.
	I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX. 2009.		I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX. 2009.
Passenger vehicles, ‘000	17 599	18 599	105,7	17 383	18 342	105,5
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	7 717	8 663	112,3	7 510	8 440	112,4
Croatian-Hungarian border	639	687	107,5	600	682	113,7
Croatian-Slovenian border	7 635	7 496	98,2	7 687	7 596	98,8
Croatian-Serbian border	1 394	1 551	111,3	1 367	1 404	102,7
Croatian-Montenegrin border	214	202	94,4	219	220	100,5
Passengers, ‘000	56 682	52 078	91,9	55 580	51 507	92,7
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	24 181	23 973	99,1	23 485	23 579	100,4
Croatian-Hungarian border	2 101	1 913	91,1	1 963	1 923	98,0
Croatian-Slovenian border	24 853	20 669	83,2	24 970	21 325	85,4
Croatian-Serbian border	4 667	4 691	100,5	4 328	3 864	89,3
Croatian-Montenegrin border	880	832	94,5	834	816	97,8

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

	Entry				Exit
	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – IX. 2009.  I. – IX. 2008.	Structure, %	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – IX. 2009.  I. – IX. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – IX.  2008.	I. – IX.  2009.		I. – IX. 2009.	I. – IX.  2008.	I. – IX.  2009.		I. – IX. 2009.
Goods in road cross-border traffic	15 853	12 012	75,8	100,0	14 157	11 519	81,4	100,0
Domestic plates	4 238	3 399	80,2	28,3	2 972	2 388	80,3	20,7
Foreign plates	11 615	8 613	74,2	71,7	11 185	9 131	81,6	79,3
In freight vehicles – import/export	8 297	5 888	71,0	100,0	6 781	5 548	81,8	100,0
Domestic plates	3 818	3 076	80,6	52,2	2 605	2 115	81,2	38,1
Foreign plates	4 479	2 812	62,8	47,8	4 176	3 433	82,2	61,9
In freight vehicles – transit	7 556	6 124	81,0	100,0	7 376	5 971	81,0	100,0
Domestic plates	420	323	76,9	5,3	367	273	74,4	4,6
Foreign plates	7 136	5 801	81,3	94,7	7 009	5 698	81,3	95,4

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

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2009. I. – IX. 2008.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		iIndices I. – IX. 2009.  I. – IX. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – IX.  2008.	I. – IX.  2009.		I. – IX. 2009.	I. – IX.  2008.	I. – IX.  2009.		I. – IX. 2009.
Freight vehicles with freight ― import/export	483	359	74,3	100,0	383	320	83,6	100,0
Domestic plates	235	192	81,7	53,5	170	143	84,1	44,7
Foreign plates	248	167	67,3	46,5	213	177	83,1	55,3
Freight vehicles with freight – transit	471	380	80,7	100,0	459	370	80,6	100,0
Domestic plates	27	21	77,8	5,5	23	17	73,9	4,6
Foreign plates	444	359	80,9	94,5	436	353	81,0	95,4
Empty freight vehicles	355	289	81,4	100,0	465	342	73,5	100,0
Domestic plates	81	67	82,7	23,2	149	122	81,9	35,7
Foreign plates	274	222	81,0	76,8	316	220	69,6	64,3

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

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – IX. 2009.  I. – IX. 2008.	Traffic		Indices I. – IX. 2009.  I. – IX. 2008.
	I. – IX.  2008.	I. – IX.  2009.		I. – IX.  2008.	I. – IX.  2009.
Freight vehicles, ‘000	1 309	1 028	78,5	1 307	1 032	79,0
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	390	288	73,8	370	272	73,5
Croatian-Hungarian border	106	78	73,6	91	71	78,0
Croatian-Slovenian border	579	481	83,1	609	505	82,9
Croatian-Serbian border	224	174	77,7	222	173	77,9
Croatian-Montenegrin border	10	7	70,0	15	11	73,3
Goods, ‘000  t	15 853	12 012	75,8	14 157	11 519	81,4
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	4 577	3 012	65,8	4 602	3 680	80,0
Croatian-Hungarian border	1 682	1 248	74,2	606	437	72,1
Croatian-Slovenian border	7 161	5 834	81,5	5 661	4 930	87,1
Croatian-Serbian border	2 411	1 903	78,9	3 042	2 299	75,6
Croatian-Montenegrin border	22	15	68,2	246	173	70,3

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