Where do Austria’s goods go?
An analysis of the TIMOCOM freight exchange shows the top 10 destination countries for Austrian truck transports over the past 5 years.
Explanation:
The data in the graphic is based on freight offer entries in the TIMOCOM Marketplace over the past five years. The Marketplace is used by 55,000 customers from across Europe, who post up to 1 million freight and load space offers daily. The data used here exclusively originates from freight in Austria. Accordingly, the current top 10 destination countries are Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary, France, Poland, Slovenia, Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Switzerland. The graphic illustrates how the significance of these ten trading partners has changed over the last five years.
Interpretation by Gunnar Gburek, Head of Business Affairs at TIMOCOM:
"Germany is Austria's number one trading partner, as shown by both trade statistics and an analysis of the destination countries of Austrian freight offers on the TIMOCOM Marketplace. Interestingly, domestic Austrian truck traffic has recently lost some of its significance. Freight offers to Italy overtook it to claim second place in 2022 and have maintained that position since."
Otherwise, there is movement especially in the second half of the Top 10. For example, since 2021, the Czech Republic has significantly lost its importance as a destination country for Austrian spot market offers – dropping from rank 6 to rank 9. The reason is likely the expansion of rail freight transport on this route.
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