A brief statistical analysis of the Romanian freight transport

Transport sector is essential for every country and its society. It connects good and services to markets, it gives access to jobs, education, healthcare; it is the key of economic growth, contributing to the prosperity of a nation. The present article stresses the importance of indicators in measuring all these aspects. As freight transport has the largest share in total transport activity, I have realised a short statistical analysis of freight transport in our country through specific indicators, which have to be considered both generally and in terms of sustainable development, as one of the main priorities of Romania in the field of transport