Statistical Terms Glossary

Road passenger transport enterprise performing urban, metropolitan or similar scheduled or non-scheduled transport services within the boundaries of one or more built-up areas and whose main activities in the field of road passenger transport, according to value-added, is urban road passenger transport.

Traffic carried out in an urban area by road vehicles.

Transport carried out on urban roads or tramways.

Gross output of the railway enterprise less the value of its intermediate consumption. Value added of domestic production of all railway enterprises in a country is equal to their contribution to the GDP of that country.

Gross output of the IWT enterprise less the value of its intermediate consumption. Value added of domestic production of all of a country’s IWT enterprises is equal to their contribution to the GDP of that country.

Gross output of the oil pipeline transport enterprise less the value of its intermediate consumption. Value added of domestic production of all oil pipeline transport enterprises in a country is equal to their contribution to the GDP of that country.

Gross output of the road transport enterprise less the value of its intermediate consumption. Value added of domestic production of all road transport enterprises in a country is equal to their contribution to the GDP of that country.

Non-tractive railway vehicle forming part of a passenger or goods train and used by the train crew as well as for the conveyance of luggage, parcels, bicycles, accompanied road passenger vehicles etc.

Railway vehicle without motor forming part of a passenger or goods train and used by the train crew as well as, if need be, for the conveyance of luggage, parcels, bicycles, etc.

A vehicle running on wheels and intended for use on roads.

Unit of measurement representing the movement of a road vehicle over one kilometre.
Note: To measure the vehicle-kilometres performed, the distance to be considered is the distance actually run. It includes movements of empty road motor vehicles.

Unit of measurement of traffic representing the movement of an individual inland waterways transport (IWT) vessel or convoy over one kilometre.

The vehicles used for transporting people or goods ex. (ambulance, fire, engine, excavator…etc).

A casualty to an IWT vessel which involves the total loss of the IWT vessel, loss of life or severe pollution.

A casualty to a vessel which involves the total loss of the vessel, loss of life or severe pollution.

Unit of measurement representing the movement of a vessel over one kilometre.
Note: To measure the vessel-kilometres performed, the distance considered is the distance actually run. Movements of unladen vessels are included.

Unit of measurement representing the movement of an inland waterways transport (IWT) vessel over one kilometre.

Railway vehicle normally intended for the transport of goods.

The maximum authorized weight that a wagon can carry.

Wagon specially built or equipped for the transport of intermodal transport units (ITUs) or other goods road vehicles.

Unit of measurement representing the movement of a wagon loaded or empty over a distance of one kilometre.
Note: To measure the wagon-kilometres performed, the distance to be considered is the distance travelled (each country counts the km performed on its territory). All wagon journeys are included irrespective of the ownership of the wagon. Shunting and other similar movements are excluded.

Unit of measure representing any movement of a wagon loaded or empty over a distance of one kilometre.

An inland waterways ferry designed to transport passengers only on a public scheduled service.

An inland waterways passenger vessel with limited passenger capacity operating on demand public passenger transport within and around an urban or similar area.

River, canal, lake or other stretch of water which by natural or man-made features is suitable for navigation.

The weight to be taken into consideration is the gross-gross weight of goods.

The weight to be taken into consideration is the gross-gross weight of goods.

The weight to be taken into consideration is the gross-gross weight of goods

The weight to be taken into consideration is the gross-gross weight of goods.
This includes the total weight of the goods, all packaging, and tare-weight of the container, swap-body and pallets containing goods as well as road goods vehicles carried by rail. When this tare-weight is excluded, the weight is the gross weight.

Total tonne-kilometres performed expressed as a percentage of available tonne-kilometres.