Transportation Sector Grows During January-November 2023

Transportation illustration (photo: dock. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded growth in the transportation sector from year to year (year-on-year) in the period January to November 2023 compared to the same period in 2022.

"In November 2023 there was a decrease in the number of passengers on all modes of transportation on a monthly basis, but it is still experiencing an annual increase," said BPS Head Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti quoting Antara.

Amalia explained that the number of domestic air transport passengers departing in November 2023 was 5.2 million people, a decrease of 1.51 percent compared to the conditions in October 2023. The number of passengers traveling abroad (international) decreased 7.51 percent to 1.3 million people.

However, in the January 'November 2023 period, the number of domestic passengers was recorded at 57.0 million people and the number of international passengers was 14.1 million people, an increase of 20.66 percent and 135.11 percent, respectively, compared to the same period in 2022.

Then, the number of domestic sea transport passengers departing in November 2023 was recorded at 1.6 million people, a decrease of 3.93 percent compared to October 2023. The number of goods transported decreased by 3.84 percent to 30.0 million tons.

During January November 2023, the number of passengers reached 18.0 million people, an increase of 11.66 percent compared to the same period in 2022, while the number of goods transported rose 9.69 percent or reached 322.2 million tons.

Furthermore, the number of train passengers departing in November 2023 was 32.9 million people, a decrease of 2.02 percent compared to October 2023.

Unlike the number of passengers, the number of goods transported by trains has increased by 5.34 percent to 5.7 million tons on a monthly basis.

During January November 2023, the number of passengers reached 336.5 million people, an increase of 36.07 percent compared to the same period in 2022.

The same thing for the number of goods transported by trains rose 8.62 percent to 60.9 million tons.

He said the number of passengers on all modes of transportation in November 2023 was lower than October 2023 due to a number of factors, including the absence of national holidays, delays in travel ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, to ship maintenance.

"There is no national holiday that can stimulate residents to travel and November including low season," he said.