France foreign rail freight tonnage: Italy
France foreign rail freight tonnage: Italy stood at 0.81 million tonnes in 2025, according to SDES – Service des données et études statistiques (Ministère de la Transition écologique). It is one of the indicators in the Freight transport (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2016 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Freight transport (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign countries | |||||||||||
| Italy | 0.81 | 0.69 | 1.13 | 1.62 | 1.79 | 1.26 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.64 | 1.54 | |
| Luxembourg | 1.59 | 1.46 | 2.12 | 2.68 | 2.58 | 1.26 | 1.25 | 1.2 |
Understanding france foreign rail freight tonnage: Italy
Physical cargo weight transported across international borders via rail networks, originating specifically from the designated foreign country, constitutes this statistical series. It measures inbound international freight shipments upon their arrival or entry into the domestic rail freight system. Domestic dispatches and freight arriving via non-rail transport modes are excluded entirely. Compared to domestic regional series, this metric provides insight into cross-border industrial supply dependencies routed via specific neighboring rail networks.
When reading these figures, analysts must consider the impact of major Alpine or Pyrenean transit corridor constraints, international engineering works, and cross-border logistics bottlenecks. Revisions to initial estimates are standard as final international transport statistics and carrier declarations are audited. Users should avoid equating rail tonnage shifts with broader macroeconomic changes, as shifts in freight forwarder routing strategies can alter rail volumes independently of underlying consumption.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary scope of this international rail freight metric?
- It tracks the gross weight of goods entering the domestic rail network after being loaded in the specified foreign country.
- How does this differ from domestic regional rail freight series?
- While regional series track internal loading points, this series tracks international origins located outside the country.
- What factors commonly cause revisions in these cross-border statistics?
- Revisions typically stem from delayed reporting by international rail operators and subsequent reconciliations of cross-border exchange data.