TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION

Statistical Series

Latest Data

Compared to

Reference
Period

Value

Reference
Period

Value

Percent
Change

1. Total number of registered motor

2006

288,066

2005

268,697

7.2

    vehicles

       Private

206,594

188,568

1.9

       For Hire

78,794

77,528

(4.0)

       Government

2,497

2,601

0.9

       Diplomatic

1

-

100.00

       Exempt

-

-

-

2. Total number of newly-registered

2006

38,452

2005

36,022

7.0

    motor vehicles

       Cars

281

267

5.2

       Utility vehicles

808

1,013

(20.2)

       Trucks

7

7

-

       Buses

85

95

(10.5)

       Motorcycles/Tricycles

37,345

34,633

7.8

       Trailers

16

7

128.6

3. Water Transport

       Number of shipcalls

2006

710

2005

820

(13.4)

          Domestic

354

294

20.4

          Foreign

356

526

(32.3)

       Total cargo throughput

2006

2,401,342

2005

2,492,793

(3.7)

       (in metric tons)

4. Air Transport

2006

2005

       Aircraft movement

2,272

2,149

5.7

       Passenger Traffic

132,901

123,116

7.9

       Volume of Cargo (in kilograms)

2,803,162

2,318,154

20.9

5. Number of licensed radio stations

2005

2,304

2004

9,565

(75.9)

6. Number of public telegraph stations

2002

112

2001

113

(0.88)

7. Volume of mail handled

2006

14,195,561

2005

15,070,245

(5.8)

       Received mails

9,989,155

10,362,078

(3.6)

       Posted mails

4,206,406

4,708,167

(10.7)