In June 2023, the number of new cars licensed increased by 1,810 vehicles (48%) compared with June 2022.
The number of bus journeys in Dublin continued to exceed pre-pandemic figures, with an increase of 9% for week 26 (the week beginning 26 June 2023) when compared to the same week in 2019.
The number of bus journeys outside of Dublin for week 26 of 2023 exceeded 2019 figures by 11%.
At 342 million litres, clearances of autodiesel in May 2023, were 9% higher than in May 2022 and 5% higher than May 2019.
At 98 million litres, clearances of petrol in May 2023 were 18% higher than in May 2022 and were 5% higher than in May 2019.
There were 11 fatalities on Irish roads in June 2023 compared with 13 in June 2022 and 11 in June 2019.
The number of passengers handled by Shannon airport was 32% higher in June 2023 compared with June 2022 and 10% higher than June 2019.
For Cork airport, figures show that the number of passengers in June 2023 was 13% higher than June 2022 figures, with no change recorded when compared with the same month in 2019.
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Statistician's Comment
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has today (19 July 2023) published its latest Transport Bulletin for June 2023. This bulletin captures changing traffic volumes and the number of journeys taken on public transport. This bulletin is compiled using data collected by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the Road Safety Authority, the National Transport Authority, Dublin City Council, the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, and the Department of Transport.
Commenting on this latest bulletin, Dr Nele van der Wielen, Statistician in the Transport Division, said: “When it comes to public transport, we can see that in June 2023, the number of bus journeys continued to exceed pre-pandemic figures, with an increase of 9% in Dublin for week 26 of 2023 (the week beginning 26 June 2023) when compared with the same week in 2019. The number of bus journeys outside of Dublin for week 26 of 2023 was 11% higher compared with the number of journeys in the same week in 2019. Luas journeys for week 26 of 2023 increased by 25% and 7% in comparison to the same week in 2022 and 2019, respectively.
Vehicles Licensed
There were 5,584 new private cars and 4,107 used (imported) private cars licensed in June 2023. Compared with June 2022, there was an increase of 48% for new private cars while used private cars were up 4%.
Road Fatalities
There were 11 fatalities on Irish roads in June 2023 compared with 13 in June 2022 and 11 in June 2019."