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1. Trends in Passenger Transport
(1) Domestic Transport
Amid a slow recovery of the economy, the total volume of domestic passenger
traffic in FY1995 increased by 1.1% over the previous year to 84.1 billion persons.
In terms of passenger/kilometers, the total volume stood at 1,388 billion passengers/km,
a 1.5% annual increase. By means of transportation, railways, automobiles and
airlines showed increases. Passenger ships marked a decline (Fig.
18, Table 5, Fig.
19).
(2) International Transport
The volume of international transport in 1995 was affected by the rising
yen and other factors. The number of Japanese who departed from Japan in the
same year stood at 15.3 million persons, a record high for the fourth consecutive
year, up 12.7% over the previous year. On the other hand, the number of foreigners
arriving in Japan for sight-seeing dropped considerably to 1.73 million, down
9.6% over the year before due to the earthquake, the strong yen, and other reasons
(Fig. 20，Fig.
21，Fig. 22).
2. Trends in CargoTransport
(1) Domestic Transport
The total volume of domestic cargo traffic in FY1995 was 6.6 billion tons,
up 2.2%, reflecting an increase in equipment investment in the private sector.
In term of tonnage-kilometers, the volume rose by 2.1% to 559 billion. This
represents an increase for two years in a row. By means of transportation, the
volumes for automobiles and airlines increased whereas coastal shipping decreased
its volume (Fig. 23, Table
6, Fig. 24, Fig.
25).
(2) International transport
In 1995, the world volume of marine cargo traffic registered a record high.
As for the marine trade' volume of Japan, exports increased for the fifth successive
year, and imports rose for the third consecutive year (Table
7，Table ８，Table
９).
The volume of international air cargo traffic for FY1995 continued to increase
smoothly in both in imports and exports (Table
10).
3. Trends in Improvement of Facilities
Transport-related public investments in FY1995 totaled ~17,098.1 billion,
up 5.9% over the previous year (Table
11).
On the other hand, transport-related private investments amounted to \2,603.4
billion on a construction basis, down 6.8% over the year before (Table
12, Table 13).
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