France road freight: loaded domestically, unloaded abroad
France road freight: loaded domestically, unloaded abroad stood at 5,307 thousand tonnes in Q4 2025, according to Eurostat – road freight transport by type of operation, quarterly (road_go_tq_tott). It is one of the indicators in the Road freight transport (quarterly) table (Value · Quarterly), with a complete series running from Q1 1990 to Q4 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Road freight transport (quarterly) table
| Indicator | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goods loaded in France and unloaded abroad11 | 5,307 | 3,971 | 5,412 | 5,009 | 5,044 | 3,642 | 4,993 | 5,161 | 3,910 | 3,980 | |
| Belgium | 1,877 | 1,410 | 1,834 | 1,715 | 1,778 | 911 | 1,927 | 1,517 | 1,366 | 1,163 | |
| Germany | 628 | 613 | 778 | 1,088 | 655 | 609 | 592 | 922 | 565 | 683 |
Understanding france road freight: loaded domestically, unloaded abroad
Weight of outbound cargo originating within domestic territory for delivery across international borders, measured in physical mass rather than transport work. This metric aggregates all outbound cross-border consignments regardless of destination country, capturing the total physical volume of goods leaving the domestic economy via road freight. It differs from tonne-kilometre measures by ignoring the distance travelled after crossing the frontier.
Seasonality heavily impacts these figures due to factory holiday schedules and customs processing closures during specific quarters. Preliminary estimates rely on transport surveys and border monitoring, undergoing routine revisions when final trade statistics are reconciled. Analysts should compare this tonnage series against monetary export values to separate physical volume changes from price inflation.
Frequently asked questions
- What unit is used for this series?
- It is measured in thousand tonnes of physical cargo weight.
- Does this series include goods in transit that were originally imported?
- It counts all goods loaded within the domestic territory, including foreign goods leaving after domestic processing or storage.
- How does this differ from international tonne-kilometre series?
- This series measures only the physical weight of the cargo, omitting the distance travelled.