{"version":"1","article":{"id":"azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026","slug":"azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026?lang=en","title":"Azerbaijan transport and storage services grow 8.7% in real terms","summary":"Freight reached 162.7 million tonnes and passenger journeys totalled 1.491 billion in January-August.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics","travel"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan","url":"https://www.stat.gov.az/special_version/news/index.php?id=6918","publishedAt":"2026-09-11","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-transport-and-logistics-january-august-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The real volume of Azerbaijan’s transport and storage services increased 8.7% year on year to 10,931.9 million manats in January-August 2026, the State Statistical Committee reported on September 11. Freight transport accounted for 59.4% of the sector’s services, passenger transport for 28.1%, and storage and postal services for 12.5%.","Freight carried in the transport sector reached 162.7 million tonnes, up 3.0% from the same period a year earlier. Road accounted for 63.4% of freight, pipelines 25.3%, rail 7.5%, sea 3.6% and air 0.2%. Passenger journeys rose 9.6% to 1,491.1 million; road carried 89.8%, the metro 9.5% and other modes 0.7%. Service value, tonnes and passenger journeys are different measures; the release does not by itself establish profitability or available capacity."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Freight reached 162.7 million tonnes and passenger journeys totalled 1.491 billion in January-August.\n\nThe real volume of Azerbaijan’s transport and storage services increased 8.7% year on year to 10,931.9 million manats in January-August 2026, the State Statistical Committee reported on September 11. Freight transport accounted for 59.4% of the sector’s services, passenger transport for 28.1%, and storage and postal services for 12.5%.\n\nFreight carried in the transport sector reached 162.7 million tonnes, up 3.0% from the same period a year earlier. Road accounted for 63.4% of freight, pipelines 25.3%, rail 7.5%, sea 3.6% and air 0.2%. Passenger journeys rose 9.6% to 1,491.1 million; road carried 89.8%, the metro 9.5% and other modes 0.7%. Service value, tonnes and passenger journeys are different measures; the release does not by itself establish profitability or available capacity.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}