12th Aug 2016 07:45
The Eurotunnel Group (Paris:GET) will from this month onwards adopt the practice of publishing its Shuttle traffic on a monthly basis. The numbers of trucks, cars, and coaches transported will be published around the 15th of each month.
| Jul-16 | Jul-15 | Change | Jan – Jul2016 | Jan - Jul2015 | Change | |||||||||
| Truck Shuttles | Trucks | 137,091 | 125,437 | 9% | 966,697 | 877,727 | 10% | |||||||
| Passenger Shuttles | Cars* | 317,424 | 297,756 | 7% | 1,480,164 | 1,457,619 | 2% | |||||||
| Coaches | 4,793 | 5,205 | -8% | 32,829 | 36,974 | -11% |
*Includes motorcycles, vehicles with trailers, caravans and camper vans
July 2016 saw record-breaking monthly Truck Shuttle traffic for the ninth consecutive month, compared to the corresponding period in previous years. Traffic saw a 9% increase compared to the month of July 2015, with 137,091 vehicles transported. For the period January-July 2016, there has been a 10% increase in traffic compared with the same period of 2015.
In terms of cars, Passenger Shuttle traffic saw a 7% increase compared to the month of July 2015, with 317,424 vehicles transported – setting a new record for the month of July, and shattering the previous record which was set in July 1998. For the period January-July 2016, there has been a 2% increase in traffic compared with the same period of 2015.
The figures for the month of August will be published on Thursday 15 September 2016 prior to the opening of trading.
Eurotunnel Contacts:
For UK media enquiries contact
John Keefe on + 44 (0) 1303 284491
Email: [email protected]
or
For other media enquiries contact
Anne-Laure Desclèves on +33(0)1 4098 0467
or
For investor enquiries contact:
Jean-Baptiste Roussille on +33 (0)1 40 98 04 81
Email: [email protected]
or
Michael Schuller on +44 (0) 1303 288749
Email: [email protected]
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