FIRST RELEASE		CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA ISSN 1334-0565
YEAR: XLV.	ZAGREB, 7 MAY, 2008		NUMBER: 5.1.3/1.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC

JANUARY − MARCH 2008¹⁾

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 2008, within the cross-border traffic of passengers at road border crossings, arrivals increased by 9.7% and departures by 14.2%, 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 12.5% in the reference period and departures by 11.1%. The maritime border crossings, as compared to the same period last year, showed that the traffic of passengers increased by 22.7% in arrivals and by 26.1% in departures. The cross-border traffic at air border crossings showed an increase of 12.0% in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia and of 19.3% 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 16.1% and those departing from it by 20.2%, as compared to the same period last year.

In the same period, there was an increase in goods transport in the road cross-border traffic in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia by 2.3% and in departures by 12.3%.

The number of freight vehicles arriving in the Republic of Croatia at border crossings increased by 6.8% and those departing from it by 7.9%, 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 – MARCH 2008

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2008. I. – III. 2007.	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2008. I. – III. 2007.
	I. – III. 2007.	I. – III. 2008.		I. – III. 2007.	I. – III. 2008.
Cross-border traffic – total	12 290	13 487	109,7	11 786	13 470	114,3
Domestic passengers	4 780	5 403	113,0	4 694	5 475	116,6
Foreign passengers	7 510	8 084	107,6	7 092	7 995	112,7
Road cross-border traffic	11 965	13 120	109,7	11 470	13 101	114,2
Domestic passengers	4 644	5 248	113,0	4 561	5 323	116,7
Foreign passengers	7 321	7 872	107,5	6 909	7 778	112,6
Railway cross-border traffic	120	135	112,5	117	130	111,1
Domestic passengers	53	58	109,4	51	57	111,8
Foreign passengers	67	77	114,9	66	73	110,6
River cross-border traffic	0	0	…	0	0	…
Domestic passengers	0	0	…	0	0	…
Foreign passengers	0	0	…	0	0	…
Maritime cross-border traffic	22	27	122,7	23	29	126,1
Domestic passengers	5	5	100,0	7	6	85,7
Foreign passengers	17	22	129,4	16	23	143,8
Air cross-border traffic	183	205	112,0	176	210	119,3
Domestic passengers	78	92	117,9	75	89	118,7
Foreign passengers	105	113	107,6	101	121	119,8

2.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF PASSENGER ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES, BY TYPE OF VEHICLE, JANUARY – MARCH 2008

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2008.  I. – III. 2007.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2008. I. – III. 2007.	Structure, %
	I. – III.  2007.	I. – III. 2008.		I. – III. 2008.	I. – III.  2007.	I. – III.  2008.		I. – III. 2008.
Passenger road motor vehicles in cross-border traffic	3 600	4 180	116,1	100,0	3 489	4 193	120,2	100,0
Domestic plates	1 452	1 712	117,9	41,0	1 448	1 746	120,6	41,6
Foreign plates	2 148	2 468	114,9	59,0	2 041	2 447	119,9	58,4
Passenger cars	3 554	4 129	116,2	100,0	3 443	4 142	120,3	100,0
Domestic plates	1 436	1 695	118,0	41,1	1 432	1 729	120,7	41,7
Foreign plates	2 118	2 434	114,9	58,9	2 011	2 413	120,0	58,3
Buses	46	51	110,9	100,0	46	51	110,9	100,0
Domestic plates	16	17	106,3	33,3	16	17	106,3	33,3
Foreign plates	30	34	113,3	66,7	30	34	113,3	66,7

3.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF PASSENGER ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES AND PASSENGERS, BY DIRECTIONS,
      JANUARY – MARCH 2008

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – III. 2008. I. – III. 2007.	Traffic		Indices I. – III. 2008. I. – III. 2007.
	I. – III. 2007.	I. – III. 2008.		I. – III. 2007.	I. – III. 2008.
Passenger vehicles, ‘000	3 600	4 180	116,1	3 489	4 193	120,2
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	1 509	2 074	137,4	1 392	1 976	142,0
Croatian-Hungarian border	94	105	111,7	95	113	118,9
Croatian-Slovenian border	1 583	1 597	100,9	1 641	1 732	105,5
Croatian-Serbian border	390	373	95,6	339	341	100,6
Croatian-Montenegrin border	24	31	129,2	22	31	140,9
Passengers, ‘000	11 965	13 120	109,7	11 470	13 101	114,2
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	5 194	6 298	121,3	4 763	5 986	125,7
Croatian-Hungarian border	301	342	113,6	306	357	116,7
Croatian-Slovenian border	5 043	5 217	103,5	5 230	5 679	108,6
Croatian-Serbian border	1 349	1 186	87,9	1 102	1 012	91,8
Croatian-Montenegrin border	78	77	98,7	69	67	97,1

4.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF GOODS IN FREIGHT VEHICLES, BY TYPE OF TRAFFIC, JANUARY – MARCH 2008

	Entry				Exit
	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – III. 2008.  I. – III. 2007.	Structure, %	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – III. 2008.  I. – III. 2007.	Structure, %
	I. – III.  2007.	I. – III.  2008.		I. – III. 2008.	I. – III.  2007.	I. – III.  2008.		I. – III. 2008.
Goods in road cross-border traffic	4 695	4 803	102,3	100,0	3 730	4 187	112,3	100,0
Domestic plates	1 440	1 312	91,1	27,3	863	918	106,4	21,9
Foreign plates	3 255	3 491	107,3	72,7	2 867	3 269	114,0	78,1
In freight vehicles – import/export	2 651	2 493	94,0	100,0	1 740	1 939	111,4	100,0
Domestic plates	1 308	1 176	89,9	47,2	748	800	107,0	41,3
Foreign plates	1 343	1 317	98,1	52,8	992	1 139	114,8	58,7
In freight vehicles – transit	2 044	2 310	113,0	100,0	1 990	2 248	113,0	100,0
Domestic plates	132	136	103,0	5,9	115	118	102,6	5,2
Foreign plates	1 912	2 174	113,7	94,1	1 875	2 130	113,6	94,8

5.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF FREIGHT ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES, BY TYPE OF VEHICLE, JANUARY – MARCH 2008

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2008. I. – III. 2007.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – III. 2008.  I. – III. 2007.	Structure, %
	I. – III.  2007.	I. – III.  2008.		I. – III. 2008.	I. – III.  2007.	I. – III.  2008.		I. – III. 2008.
Freight vehicles with freight ― import/export	157	147	93,6	100,0	101	112	110,9	100,0
Domestic plates	82	74	90,2	50,3	50	53	106,0	47,3
Foreign plates	75	73	97,3	49,7	51	59	115,7	52,7
Freight vehicles with freight – transit	126	145	115,1	100,0	123	141	114,6	100,0
Domestic plates	8	9	112,5	6,2	7	8	114,3	5,7
Foreign plates	118	136	115,3	93,8	116	133	114,7	94,3
Empty freight vehicles	87	103	118,4	100,0	142	142	100,0	100,0
Domestic plates	21	24	114,3	23,3	52	46	88,5	32,4
Foreign plates	66	79	119,7	76,7	90	96	106,7	67,6

6.   CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC OF FREIGHT ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES AND GOODS, BY DIRECTIONS, JANUARY – MARCH 2008

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – III. 2008.  I. – III. 2007.	Traffic		Indices I. – III. 2008.  I. – III. 2007.
	I. – III.  2007.	I. – III.  2008.		I. – III.  2007.	I. – III.  2008.
Freight vehicles, ‘000	370	395	106,8	366	395	107,9
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	118	115	97,5	114	109	95,6
Croatian-Hungarian border	30	34	113,3	26	29	111,5
Croatian-Slovenian border	161	175	108,7	167	187	112,0
Croatian-Serbian border	58	68	117,2	55	65	118,2
Croatian-Montenegrin border	3	3	100,0	4	5	125,0
Goods, ‘000  t	4 695	4 803	102,3	3 730	4 187	112,3
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	1 556	1 356	87,1	1 218	1 317	108,1
Croatian-Hungarian border	473	520	109,9	143	200	139,9
Croatian-Slovenian border	1 980	2 191	110,7	1 564	1 688	107,9
Croatian-Serbian border	681	729	107,0	743	902	121,4
Croatian-Montenegrin border	5	7	140,0	62	80	129,0

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 our 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 our country.

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