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, 8 FEBRUARY, 2010		NUMBER: 5.1.3/4.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC

JANUARY − DECEMBER 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 December 2009, within the cross-border traffic of passengers at road border crossings, arrivals decreased by 7.5% and departures by 6.9%, 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 2.3% and departures by 4.1%. The river border crossings recorded decrease in arrivals by 5.6% and the same 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 1.8% in arrivals and by 2.2% in departures. The cross-border traffic at air border crossings showed a decrease of 5.0% in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia and of 6.1% 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 3.6% and those departing from it by 5.2%, as compared to the same period last year.

In the same period, there was a decrease of 23.2% in goods transport in the road cross-border traffic in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia and of 17.0% in departures.

The number of freight vehicles arriving in the Republic of Croatia decreased by 25.4% and the number of those departing from it at border crossings by 14.9%, 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 – DECEMBER 2009

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.
	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.
Cross-border traffic – total	75 484	70 101	92,9	74 324	69 427	93,4
Domestic passengers	24 433	22 745	93,1	24 689	23 327	94,5
Foreign passengers	51 051	47 356	92,8	49 635	46 100	92,9
Road cross-border traffic	71 334	66 014	92,5	70 184	65 358	93,1
Domestic passengers	23 736	22 079	93,0	23 996	22 664	94,4
Foreign passengers	47 598	43 935	92,3	46 188	42 694	92,4
Railway cross-border traffic	734	751	102,3	691	719	104,1
Domestic passengers	273	280	102,6	258	270	104,7
Foreign passengers	461	471	102,2	433	449	103,7
River cross-border traffic	18	17	94,4	18	18	100,0
Domestic passengers	0	0	…	0	0	…
Foreign passengers	18	17	94,4	18	18	100,0
Maritime cross-border traffic	1 340	1 364	101,8	1 328	1 357	102,2
Domestic passengers	31	29	93,5	34	34	100,0
Foreign passengers	1 309	1 335	102,0	1 294	1 323	102,2
Air cross-border traffic	2 058	1 955	95,0	2 103	1 975	93,9
Domestic passengers	393	357	90,8	401	359	89,5
Foreign passengers	1 665	1 598	96,0	1 702	1 616	94,9

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

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2009.	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2009.
Passenger road motor vehicles in cross-border traffic	22 477	23 296	103,6	100,0	21 890	23 033	105,2	100,0
Domestic plates	7 716	8 132	105,4	34,9	7 723	8 264	107,0	35,9
Foreign plates	14 761	15 164	102,7	65,1	14 167	14 769	104,2	64,1
Passenger cars	22 181	23 015	103,8	100,0	21 593	22 756	105,4	100,0
Domestic plates	7 623	8 043	105,5	34,9	7 630	8 175	107,1	35,9
Foreign plates	14 558	14 972	102,8	65,1	13 963	14 581	104,4	64,1
Buses	296	281	94,9	100,0	297	277	93,3	100,0
Domestic plates	93	89	95,7	31,7	93	89	95,7	32,1
Foreign plates	203	192	94,6	68,3	204	188	92,2	67,9

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

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Traffic		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.
	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.
Passenger vehicles, ‘000	22 477	23 296	103,6	21 890	23 033	105,2
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	10 089	10 940	108,4	9 668	10 760	111,3
Croatian-Hungarian border	754	797	105,7	719	801	111,4
Croatian-Slovenian border	9 459	9 369	99,0	9 453	9 392	99,4
Croatian-Serbian border	1 927	1 960	101,7	1 797	1 827	101,7
Croatian-Montenegrin border	248	230	92,7	253	253	100,0
Passengers, ‘000	71 334	66 014	92,5	70 184	65 358	93,1
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	30 917	30 424	98,4	30 353	30 131	99,3
Croatian-Hungarian border	2 464	2 221	90,1	2 339	2 252	96,3
Croatian-Slovenian border	30 776	26 513	86,1	30 689	26 925	87,7
Croatian-Serbian border	6 189	5 933	95,9	5 857	5 130	87,6
Croatian-Montenegrin border	988	923	93,4	946	920	97,3

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

	Entry				Exit
	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Structure, %	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2009.	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2009.
Goods in road cross-border traffic	20 861	16 024	76,8	100,0	18 622	15 448	83,0	100,0
Domestic plates	5 597	4 532	81,0	28,3	3 893	3 217	82,6	20,8
Foreign plates	15 264	11 492	75,3	71,7	14 729	12 231	83,0	79,2
In freight vehicles – import/export	10 938	7 747	70,8	100,0	8 922	7 382	82,7	100,0
Domestic plates	5 047	4 100	81,2	52,9	3 415	2 852	83,5	38,6
Foreign plates	5 891	3 647	61,9	47,1	5 507	4 530	82,3	61,4
In freight vehicles – transit	9 923	8 277	83,4	100,0	9 700	8 066	83,2	100,0
Domestic plates	550	432	78,5	5,2	478	365	76,4	4,5
Foreign plates	9 373	7 845	83,7	94,8	9 222	7 701	83,5	95,5

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

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Structure, %
	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2009.	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2009.
Freight vehicles with freight ― import/export	634	473	74,6	100,0	503	428	85,1	100,0
Domestic plates	309	256	82,8	54,1	223	193	86,5	45,1
Foreign plates	325	217	66,8	45,9	280	235	83,9	54,9
Freight vehicles with freight – transit	618	513	83,0	100,0	604	500	82,8	100,0
Domestic plates	36	28	77,8	5,5	31	23	74,2	4,6
Foreign plates	582	485	83,3	94,5	573	477	83,2	95,4
Empty freight vehicles	470	384	81,7	100,0	614	448	73,0	100,0
Domestic plates	108	92	85,2	24,0	196	160	81,6	35,7
Foreign plates	362	292	80,7	76,0	418	288	68,9	64,3

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

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.	Traffic		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.
	I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.		I. – XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.
Freight vehicles, ‘000	1 722	1 370	79,6	1 721	1 376	80,0
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	508	377	74,2	487	359	73,7
Croatian-Hungarian border	144	104	72,2	125	95	76,0
Croatian-Slovenian border	759	642	84,6	793	670	84,5
Croatian-Serbian border	297	237	79,8	297	238	80,1
Croatian-Montenegrin border	14	10	71,4	19	14	73,7
Goods, ‘000  t	20 861	16 024	76,8	18 622	15 448	83,0
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	5 903	3 928	66,5	6 124	4 878	79,7
Croatian-Hungarian border	2 333	1 671	71,6	808	584	72,3
Croatian-Slovenian border	9 368	7 740	82,6	7 396	6 622	89,5
Croatian-Serbian border	3 229	2 664	82,5	3 976	3 135	78,8
Croatian-Montenegrin border	28	21	75,0	318	229	72,0

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 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