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 NOVEMBER, 2008		NUMBER: 5.1.3/3.-CORR.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

CORRECTION

CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC

JANUARY − SEPTEMBER 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 September 2008, within the cross-border traffic of passengers at road border crossings, arrivals decreased by 1.0% and departures increased by 2.6%, 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 5.4% in the reference period and departures by 1.9%. The maritime border crossings, as compared to the same period last year, showed that the traffic of passengers increased by 14.9% in arrivals and by 13.8% in departures. The cross-border traffic at air border crossings showed an increase of 4.1% in arrivals in the Republic of Croatia and of 5.8% in departures from it, as compared to the same period last year.

CORRECTION

Users are kindly requested to use this First Release instead of the First Release No. 5.1.3/3. Cross-border traffic January – September 2008, issued on 6 November 2008.

1)   Provisional data

In the same period, the number of passenger vehicles arriving in the Republic of Croatia at border crossings increased by 2.3% and those departing from it by 6.4%, 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 3.9% and in departures by 8.8%.

The number of freight vehicles arriving in the Republic of Croatia and departing from it at border crossings increased by 5.7%, as compared to the same period last year.

1. CROSS–BORDER TRAFFIC OF PASSENGERS ON ROAD, RAILWAY, MARITIME, RIVER AND AIR BORDER CROSSINGS,
      JANUARY – SEPTEMBER 2008

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2008. I. – IX. 2007.	Traffic, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2008. I. – IX. 2007.
	I. – IX. 2007.	I. – IX. 2008.		I. – IX. 2007.	I. – IX. 2008.
Cross-border traffic – total	60 471	60 163	99,5	57 346	59 003	102,9
Domestic passengers	17 662	18 634	105,5	17 230	18 702	108,5
Foreign passengers	42 809	41 529	97,0	40 116	40 301	100,5
Road cross-border traffic	57 236	56 682	99,0	54 168	55 580	102,6
Domestic passengers	17 195	18 118	105,4	16 765	18 195	108,5
Foreign passengers	40 041	38 564	96,3	37 403	37 385	99,9
Railway cross-border traffic	539	568	105,4	517	527	101,9
Domestic passengers	186	203	109,1	180	190	105,6
Foreign passengers	353	365	103,4	337	337	100,0
River cross-border traffic	15	15	100,0	12	15	125,0
Domestic passengers	0	0	…	0	0	…
Foreign passengers	15	15	100,0	12	15	125,0
Maritime cross-border traffic	985	1 132	114,9	983	1 119	113,8
Domestic passengers	25	24	96,0	31	26	83,9
Foreign passengers	960	1 108	115,4	952	1 093	114,8
Air cross-border traffic	1 696	1 766	104,1	1 666	1 762	105,8
Domestic passengers	256	289	112,9	254	291	114,6
Foreign passengers	1 440	1 477	102,6	1 412	1 471	104,2

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

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2008.  I. – IX. 2007.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2008. I. – IX. 2007.	Structure, %
	I. – IX.  2007.	I. – IX. 2008.		I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX.  2007.	I. – IX.  2008.		I. – IX. 2008.
Passenger road motor vehicles in cross-border traffic	17 197	17 599	102,3	100,0	16 344	17 383	106,4	100,0
Domestic plates	5 334	5 786	108,5	32,9	5 240	5 865	111,9	33,7
Foreign plates	11 863	11 813	99,6	67,1	11 104	11 518	103,7	66,3
Passenger cars	16 977	17 365	102,3	100,0	16 126	17 146	106,3	100,0
Domestic plates	5 267	5 713	108,5	32,9	5 173	5 792	112,0	33,8
Foreign plates	11 710	11 652	99,5	67,1	10 953	11 354	103,7	66,2
Buses	220	234	106,4	100,0	218	237	108,7	100,0
Domestic plates	67	73	109,0	31,2	67	73	109,0	30,8
Foreign plates	153	161	105,2	68,8	151	164	108,6	69,2

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

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – IX. 2008. I. – IX. 2007.	Traffic		Indices I. – IX. 2008. I. – IX. 2007.
	I. – IX. 2007.	I. – IX. 2008.		I. – IX. 2007.	I. – IX. 2008.
Passenger vehicles, ‘000	17 197	17 599	102,3	16 344	17 383	106,4
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	6 710	7 717	115,0	6 322	7 510	118,8
Croatian-Hungarian border	527	639	121,3	505	600	118,8
Croatian-Slovenian border	8 193	7 635	93,2	7 891	7 687	97,4
Croatian-Serbian border	1 503	1 394	92,7	1 382	1 367	98,9
Croatian-Montenegrin border	264	214	81,1	244	219	89,8
Passengers, ‘000	57 236	56 682	99,0	54 168	55 580	102,6
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	22 746	24 181	106,3	21 422	23 485	109,6
Croatian-Hungarian border	1 871	2 101	112,3	1 804	1 963	108,8
Croatian-Slovenian border	26 177	24 853	94,9	25 130	24 970	99,4
Croatian-Serbian border	5 232	4 667	89,2	4 693	4 328	92,2
Croatian-Montenegrin border	1 210	880	72,7	1 119	834	74,5

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

	Entry				Exit
	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – IX. 2008.  I. – IX. 2007.	Structure, %	Goods, ‘000  t		Indices I. – IX. 2008.  I. – IX. 2007.	Structure, %
	I. – IX.  2007.	I. – IX.  2008.		I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX.  2007.	I. – IX.  2008.		I. – IX. 2008.
Goods in road cross-border traffic	15 252	15 853	103,9	100,0	13 013	14 157	108,8	100,0
Domestic plates	4 675	4 238	90,7	26,7	2 899	2 972	102,5	21,0
Foreign plates	10 577	11 615	109,8	73,3	10 114	11 185	110,6	79,0
In freight vehicles – import/export	8 553	8 297	97,0	100,0	6 481	6 781	104,6	100,0
Domestic plates	4 251	3 818	89,8	46,0	2 528	2 605	103,0	38,4
Foreign plates	4 302	4 479	104,1	54,0	3 953	4 176	105,6	61,6
In freight vehicles – transit	6 699	7 556	112,8	100,0	6 532	7 376	112,9	100,0
Domestic plates	424	420	99,1	5,6	371	367	98,9	5,0
Foreign plates	6 275	7 136	113,7	94,4	6 161	7 009	113,8	95,0

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

	Entry				Exit
	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2008. I. – IX. 2007.	Structure, %	Vehicles, ‘000		Indices I. – IX. 2008.  I. – IX. 2007.	Structure, %
	I. – IX.  2007.	I. – IX.  2008.		I. – IX. 2008.	I. – IX.  2007.	I. – IX.  2008.		I. – IX. 2008.
Freight vehicles with freight ― import/export	496	483	97,4	100,0	363	383	105,5	100,0
Domestic plates	257	235	91,4	48,7	165	170	103,0	44,4
Foreign plates	239	248	103,8	51,3	198	213	107,6	55,6
Freight vehicles with freight – transit	419	471	112,4	100,0	409	459	112,2	100,0
Domestic plates	27	27	100,0	5,7	23	23	100,0	5,0
Foreign plates	392	444	113,3	94,3	386	436	113,0	95,0
Empty freight vehicles	323	355	109,9	100,0	464	465	100,2	100,0
Domestic plates	77	81	105,2	22,8	170	149	87,6	32,0
Foreign plates	246	274	111,4	77,2	294	316	107,5	68,0

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

	Entry			Exit
	Traffic		Indices I. – IX. 2008.  I. – IX. 2007.	Traffic		Indices I. – IX. 2008.  I. – IX. 2007.
	I. – IX.  2007.	I. – IX.  2008.		I. – IX.  2007.	I. – IX.  2008.
Freight vehicles, ‘000	1 238	1 309	105,7	1 236	1 307	105,7
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	400	390	97,5	387	370	95,6
Croatian-Hungarian border	94	106	112,8	83	91	109,6
Croatian-Slovenian border	539	579	107,4	562	609	108,4
Croatian-Serbian border	196	224	114,3	191	222	116,2
Croatian-Montenegrin border	9	10	111,1	13	15	115,4
Goods, ‘000  t	15 252	15 853	103,9	13 013	14 157	108,8
Croatian-Bosnian and Herzegovinian border	5 073	4 577	90,2	4 418	4 602	104,2
Croatian-Hungarian border	1 425	1 682	118,0	531	606	114,1
Croatian-Slovenian border	6 510	7 161	110,0	5 322	5 661	106,4
Croatian-Serbian border	2 227	2 411	108,3	2 548	3 042	119,4
Croatian-Montenegrin border	17	22	129,4	194	246	126,8

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 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