3. Transport production

3.1 Weight of transport in the economy

Economic forecasters and professional organizations periodically discuss the weight of transport in the economy in terms of production, employment, investment, etc. To do so, they refer to the transport sector, i.e. all commercial transport production by companies whose main or secondary activity is transport (see Note). To do so, they refer to the transport sector, i.e. all commercial transport production by companies whose main or secondary activity is transport (see Note). As far as freight is concerned, this approach is both too narrow and too broad:

• too narrow, because it ignores own-account transport, which is included in the loader branches, which are both producers and users;

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