The Transportation industry is essential to personal mobility and a prerequisite for achieving socio-economic progress. The industry is a key component of global production and supply chains, and a primary facilitator of international trade in goods and services. Emerging technologies and stricter environmental regulation are reshaping traditional transportation modes and driving investment in more efficient and sustainable transportation solutions.
Activities associated with the Transportation industry are transportation of passengers and cargo by road, rail, air and water, and the related support activities. Urban mobility, scenic and sightseeing transportation, courier and postal services, and pipeline transportation of oil and gas are also included in this industry.
Brazil's transportation, warehousing and postal services reported a CAGR of 3.3% in value added over the 2014-2019 period. Sector growth stood below overall economic activity, which posted a CAGR of 4.7% in current prices over the same period. ...
View more details
The performance of the Colombian transportation sector is closely linked to the country’s overall economic situation. After the stagnation witnessed in 2016, the GVA of the transportation sector gradually accelerated, rising by 4.2% ...
View more details
The performance of the Colombian transportation sector is closely linked to the country’s overall economic situation. After remaining flat in 2016, the GVA of the transportation sector gradually accelerated, reaching a 4.1% y/y expansion in Q1 ...
View more details
The overall value added by Brazil's transportation, warehousing and postal services posted a negative CAGR of 1.1% over the 2013-2018 period. The performance of the industry fell slightly below the country's GDP, which reported a CAGR 0.7% in the ...
View more details
The performance of the Colombian transportation sector is closely linked to the country’s overall economic performance. In 2016 and 2017 the GVA of the sector remained almost flat following the slowdown of economic activity in the country. ...
View more details
The tourism sector of Colombia has significant growth potential due to the natural and cultural resources of the country. The recent demobilisation of the insurgent group FARC also favours the development of the sector with the improved security ...
View more details
The combined value added of Brazil’s transportation, warehousing and postal services fell by 6.8% y/y at the end of 2016, indicating weaker performance of the industry than that of the overall economy, with the GDP contracting by 3.5% ...
View more details
The tourism sector of Brazil has significant growth potential thanks to the sector-relevant natural resources of the country, which were recognised as the most abundant in the world in the 2017 Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report by the World ...
View more details
The value added of Argentina’s transport sector increased at a meagre CAGR of 0.6% over 2010-2015. Both passenger and cargo transport registered a poor performance in the period, with the passenger segment declining by an average of 1% per year ...
View more details
The transportation sector plays a significant role in the Mexican economy. Besides accounting for about 6% of the country’s GDP and for 5% of the formal employment over the 2011-2015 period, the industry is an important support platform for ...
View more details