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Indicators

To evaluate the current state of the Belgian economy, the FPB regularly updates a series of indicators. The indicators concern the macro-economic stance of the economies of Belgium, its three neighbouring countries and the euro area, as well as the transport industry.

 Indicators : Freight transport in tonnes

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Maritime freight transport

tonnes loaded and unloaded, index 2000=100

 20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018
BE liquid bulk100.0108.8123.9137.3132.0164.5171.9182.8191.2195.8207.8
BE dry bulk100.094.188.385.484.272.478.372.373.878.780.5
BE containers100.0168.8249.4248.3240.0235.6251.8254.2269.0267.6284.8
BE total100.0115.6128.3130.9126.1128.6134.5136.7143.4146.1153.2
EU15 liquid bulk100.0107.3105.0103.5101.799.599.3103.9104.8105.6105.7
EU15 dry bulk100.0111.796.499.698.199.6102.4101.097.9102.5105.8
EU15 containers100.0145.4167.9183.4187.6188.1198.3199.9205.2213.3226.1
EU15 total100.0114.4112.4115.8114.6114.5116.4118.6119.1122.2125.4

Source:EUROSTAT (Transport database)

Air freight transport

thousand tonnes

 20002005201020112012201320142015201620172018
Brussels687.4694.5385.0386.7405.3378.7408.0483.1472.7530.1586.9
Liege270.3325.7508.5544.0510.3534.2581.8625.3592.1695.8799.4
Frankfurt (Main)1,703.41,950.62,270.22,214.62,065.32,094.72,131.62,075.72,111.42,193.42,175.7
Paris Charles de Gaulle1,067.01,217.81,290.91,530.91,508.41,489.12,076.02,090.62,112.32,161.32,123.8
London Heathrow1,306.81,389.31,551.31,569.31,556.01,513.71,585.91,588.91,637.61,791.61,783.4
Amsterdam Schiphol1,222.51,495.61,538.01,549.41,510.91,566.01,670.71,655.31,771.11,778.21,729.6

Source:EUROSTAT (Transport database) and European Commission (Statistical Pocketbook - EU Transport in figures)

 

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