According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in 2013 total shipment volumes by Russian railway monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) - including ferrous metals, coal, oil, fertilizers and timber - fell by 2.8 percent year on year to 1.237 billion mt.
In particular, Russian Railways saw a 4.5 percent year-on-year decline in ferrous metal shipments in 2013, with a total of 70.1 million mt, a 7.7 percent decrease in steel scrap shipments to 16.7 million mt, and a 9.6 percent year-on-year drop in metallurgical coke shipments to 11.5 million mt.