MYKOLAIV, MARCH, 22nd, 2010, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE – In January-February 2010 (taking into account the volume of transportations carried out by private entrepreneurs) 574 thousand 800 tons of cargoes were transported in the region, which is 14.1 percent less compared to the same period in 2009, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The agency was informed about it today 22 March at the Mykolaiv Regional Chief Administration of Statistics.

According to their information, automobile shipments also went down – 11.2 percent.

Cargo turnover in the region made 114 million 200 thousand tons/km thus exceeding January-February 2009 index by 0.9 percent, including automobile transport – by 2.3 percent.