The coal shipment moved down 9.7% to 174.6mln ton; coke - 27.6% to 6.5mln ton; crude oil and petroleum products - 2.7% to 151.6mln ton; chemicals - 18.4% to 25.2mln ton; cement - 25.4%.
The cargo turnover lost 17.6% to 1198.7bn tariff ton/km.
RZHD was set up in 2003 on the basis of the communications ministry. 100% are held by the state. The share capital is worth 1.54tril rub. split in 1541697819 common stocks of 1ths rub. par.
The 2007-net profit (IAS) rose 3.69 fold to reach 144.9mln rub. from 139.8mln rub.
In 2008 the cargo transportation moved down 3% to 1.3bn rub. against prior year; the cargo turnover being up 5% to 2.42tril tariff/ton km.
In 2008 the net profit under RAS declined 6.3 fold to 13.4bn rub. from 84.46bn rub. prior year; revenues being up 12.9% to 1.102tril rub.