| NI20.1 Overnight Trips, Number of Nights and Expenditure (£)(1,2) of External Visitors in Northern Ireland, 2011-2016 | |||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | % Change | |
| Overnight Trips | 1,931,626 | 2,006,436 | 2,089,271 | 2,178,520 | 2,301,402 | 2,588,548 | 12% |
| Number of Nights | 9,991,915 | 9,951,585 | 9,816,905 | 10,033,133 | 10,680,185 | 11,365,623 | 6% |
| Expenditure (£) | 462,966,596 | 485,300,827 | 523,642,699 | 507,291,498 | 544,712,096 | 613,552,954 | 13% |
| (1) All surveys are based on sample surveys and therefore have an associated degree of sampling error. Information on confidence intervals where these are available and sample sizes are provided in the background notes. | |||||||
| (2) Figures derived from the Northern Ireland Passenger Survey (NIPS) conducted by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the Survey of Overseas Travellers (SOT) conducted on behalf of Fáilte Ireland, and the Household Travel Survey (HTS) conducted by Central Statistics Office (CSO). | |||||||
| Source: NISRA | |||||||
| NI20.2 Number of Overnight Trips(1,2) in Northern Ireland (external visitors) by Reason for Visit, 2011-2016 | |||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | % Change | |
| Holiday | 531,344 | 649,009 | 638,760 | 708,039 | 729,876 | 843,687 | 16% |
| Visiting friends/relatives | 983,741 | 930,801 | 1,044,074 | 1,085,882 | 1,115,317 | 1,306,642 | 17% |
| Business | 304,871 | 305,258 | 321,995 | 301,929 | 356,662 | 342,463 | -4% |
| Other | 111,670 | 121,367 | 84,442 | 82,669 | 99,547 | 95,757 | -4% |
| Total Overnight Trips | 1,931,626 | 2,006,436 | 2,089,271 | 2,178,520 | 2,301,402 | 2,588,548 | 12% |
| (1) All surveys are based on sample surveys and therefore have an associated degree of sampling error. Information on confidence intervals where these are available and sample sizes are provided in the background notes. | |||||||
| (2) Figures derived from the Northern Ireland Passenger Survey (NIPS) conducted by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), the Survey of Overseas Travellers (SOT) conducted on behalf of Fáilte Ireland, and the Household Travel Survey (HTS) conducted by Central Statistics Office (CSO). | |||||||
| Source: NISRA | |||||||
| NI20.3 Overnight trips taken by NI residents - All Destinations, 2011-2016 | |||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | % Change (2015-2016) | |
| Overall Trips | |||||||
| Northern Ireland | 2,036,136 | 2,018,069 | 1,980,170 | 2,334,627 | 2,230,216 | 1,984,392 | -11 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1,419,847 | 1,298,517 | 1,571,528 | 1,708,423 | 1,491,605 | 1,358,240 | -9 |
| Great Britain | 1,270,323 | 1,300,456 | 1,115,207 | 1,097,145 | 983,835 | 1,069,344 | +9 |
| Other Overseas | 874,050 | 794,904 | 956,579 | 996,332 | 1,162,884 | 1,339,408 | +15 |
| Total | 5,600,355 | 5,411,946 | 5,623,483 | 6,136,526 | 5,868,540 | 5,751,385 | -2 |
| Overall Nights | |||||||
| Northern Ireland | 4,698,082 | 3,906,178 | 4,576,930 | 5,049,238 | 4,790,584 | 3,814,196 | -20 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3,611,759 | 3,401,167 | 3,665,007 | 4,451,198 | 3,958,254 | 3,330,404 | -16 |
| Great Britain | 4,277,466 | 5,262,517 | 3,780,870 | 3,964,872 | 3,253,506 | 3,941,893 | +21 |
| Other Overseas | 8,461,123 | 6,718,281 | 8,710,146 | 8,537,902 | 10,562,390 | 13,324,607 | +26 |
| Total | 21,048,430 | 19,288,143 | 20,732,953 | 22,003,211 | 22,564,734 | 24,411,099 | +8 |
| Notes: | |||||||
| 1) Great Britain (GB) includes the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man | |||||||
| 2) Total may not sum due to rounding | |||||||
| 3) The estimates may be subject to revision due to improvements to the survey/analysis methodology or the inclusion of data returned after the publication date. | |||||||
| Source: CHS NISRA | |||||||
| NI21.1 Motor Vehicles Registered for First Time in Northern Ireland by Body Type | ||
| Year | ||
| BODY TYPE | 2015 | 2016 |
| Private Cars | 58,874 | 58,523 |
| Buses | 308 | 200 |
| Light Goods | 7,278 | 7,891 |
| Heavy Goods | 1,227 | 1,465 |
| Agricultural 1 | 817 | 930 |
| Motorcycles 2 | 1,654 | 1,865 |
| Other | 371 | 488 |
| TOTAL | 70,529 | 71,362 |
| 1Agricultural vehicles includes tractors. | ||
| 2This category of vehicle body type also includes Mopeds and Scooters. | ||
| Source: Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) / UK Department for Transport | ||
| NI21.2 Motor Vehicles Registered for First Time by County of Residence of Licensed Owner (Northern Ireland) | ||
| Year | ||
| County | 2015 | 2016 |
| Antrim | 30,528 | 30,879 |
| Armagh | 5,964 | 6,230 |
| Down | 19,486 | 19,431 |
| Fermanagh | 2,280 | 2,182 |
| Londonderry | 6,675 | 6,952 |
| Tyrone | 5,596 | 5,688 |
| Total | 70,529 | 71,362 |
| Source: Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) / Department for Transport | ||
| NI21.3 Number of road users killed or seriously injured in Northern Ireland by County, 2015-2016 | ||||
| Killed* | Seriously injured** | KSIs | ||
| 2015 | ||||
| Antrim | 26 | 243 | 269 | |
| Armagh | 6 | 91 | 97 | |
| Down | 20 | 197 | 217 | |
| Fermanagh | 6 | 25 | 31 | |
| Londonderry | 7 | 86 | 93 | |
| Tyrone | 9 | 69 | 78 | |
| N Ireland | 74 | 711 | 785 | |
| 2016 | ||||
| Antrim | 18 | 287 | 305 | |
| Armagh | 10 | 99 | 109 | |
| Down | 15 | 213 | 228 | |
| Fermanagh | 7 | 45 | 52 | |
| Londonderry | 9 | 100 | 109 | |
| Tyrone | 9 | 84 | 93 | |
| N Ireland | 68 | 828 | 896 | |
| * The number of people who died within 30 days from injuries received in a collision on a public highway in Northern Ireland. Confirmed suicides and any person who dies from natural causes (eg. heart attack) which are not as a result of the collision are excluded. | ||||
| ** A serious injury is defined as an injury for which a person is detained in hospital as an ‘in-patient’, or any of the following injuries whether or not the person is detained in hospital: fractures, concussion, internal injuries, crushing’s, burns, severe cuts and lacerations or severe general shock requiring medical treatment. | ||||
| Source: Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Road Traffic Casualty Statistics | ||||
| NI21.4 Key indicators for transport of goods by road | |||||||||
| Journeys1 within the island of Ireland by NI-registered HGVs | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Tonnes carried2 (thousand) | 77,377 | 65,298 | 60,994 | 57,992 | 68,016 | 58,919 | 55,363 | 53,559 | 56,557 |
| Tonne-kilometres3 (million) | 3,873 | 3,528 | 3,287 | 3,595 | 3,987 | 3,536 | 3,466 | 3,378 | 3,738 |
| Vehicle kilometres (million) | 628 | 559 | 534 | 540 | 567 | 512 | 490 | 456 | 432 |
| Average number4 of HGVs5 | 20,164 | 20,065 | 20,501 | ||||||
| Laden6 journeys (thousand) | 7,218 | 5,856 | 5,895 | 5,812 | 6,116 | 5,634 | 4,533 | 4,414 | 3,332 |
| 1Figures for journeys by NI registered HGVs, where both the origin and destination are either in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. | |||||||||
| 2Tonnes carried: the weight of goods carried, measured in tonnes. | |||||||||
| 3Tonne-kilometres: the weight of goods carried, multiplied by the distance hauled, measured in tonne kilometres. | |||||||||
| 4The number of HGVs taxed as 'goods vehicles' sourced from DfT Vehicle statistics table (VEH0521). | |||||||||
| 5A heavy goods vehicle (HGV) is defined as a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight (weight of vehicle plus carrying capacity) of over 3.5 tonnes. | |||||||||
| 6Laden: defined as carrying any non-zero amount of tonnes. | |||||||||
| Source: Continuing Survey of Road Goods Transport Northern Ireland (CSRGT NI), DfT | |||||||||
NI registered HGVs carried 56.6 million tonnes of goods on 3.3 million laden journeys in Ireland in 2016 and the amount of freight activity, as measured by tonnes-kilometres, was 3.7 billion.
The average number of registered goods vehicles in Northern Ireland was an estimated 20,501 in 2016 and these vehicles travelled a total of 432 million kilometres.
| NI21.5 Statistics of port traffic - number of vessel arrivals, tonnage of goods handled by type of cargo and area of trade | |||||||
| Category of traffic | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| NI Major Ports* | |||||||
| Number of vessels by type | |||||||
| Tankers | 496 | 579 | 437 | 474 | 476 | 543 | 552 |
| Roll-on/roll-off vessels | 8,596 | 7,717 | 7,250 | 6,780 | 6,786 | 6,651 | 6,550 |
| Fully cellular container vessels | 323 | 323 | 300 | 319 | 459 | 431 | 357 |
| Other dry cargo vessels | 2,187 | 2,224 | 2,376 | 2,629 | 2,499 | 2,701 | 2,791 |
| Passenger vessels | 43 | 38 | 56 | 65 | 68 | 75 | 100 |
| Other vessels | 62 | 100 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 58 |
| Total number of vessels | 11,707 | 10,981 | 10,450 | 10,281 | 10,306 | 10,454 | 10,408 |
| Tonnage of goods by type of cargo ('000) | |||||||
| Roll-on/roll-off traffic | 10,996 | 11,708 | 11,030 | 10,129 | 9,758 | 10,224 | 11,442 |
| Lift-on/lift-off traffic | 1,693 | 1,834 | 1,887 | 1,830 | 1,976 | 1,997 | 1,948 |
| Liquid bulk | 3,205 | 2,777 | 2,903 | 2,896 | 2,771 | 3,014 | 2,959 |
| Dry bulk | 5,897 | 5,850 | 6,884 | 9,299 | 9,542 | 8,844 | 9,002 |
| Break bulk and all other goods | 518 | 576 | 522 | 695 | 778 | 754 | 834 |
| Total tonnage of goods handled | 22,309 | 22,745 | 23,226 | 24,849 | 24,825 | 24,833 | 26,185 |
| Tonnage of goods by area of trade ('000) | |||||||
| Coastal trade | 25 | 32 | 36 | 122 | 43 | 16 | 53 |
| European Union | 4,134 | 4,002 | 4,575 | 5,148 | 4,474 | 4,568 | 4,697 |
| Great Britain & Northern Ireland | 15,818 | 16,086 | 15,765 | 16,046 | 16,167 | 17,096 | 18,237 |
| Non-EU | 798 | 1,124 | 1,299 | 1,625 | 2,225 | 1,713 | 1,639 |
| Other ports | 1,532 | 1,500 | 1,551 | 1,908 | 1,918 | 1,439 | 1,558 |
| Total tonnage of goods handled | 22,307 | 22,744 | 23,226 | 24,849 | 24,827 | 24,832 | 26,184 |
| *Includes Belfast, Kilroot Power Station Jetty, Larne, Londonderry and Warrenpoint. | |||||||
| Source: DfT Port Freight Statistics | |||||||
In 2016, a total of 10,408 vessels arrived at Northern Irish ports, a marginal decrease of 0.4% on 2015. Roll-on/roll-off vessels accounted for almost two thirds (63%) of total arrivals.
Northern Irish ports handled 26.2 million tonnes of goods in 2016, an annual increase of 5%. Great Britain and Northern Ireland remained the main areas of trade for Northern Irish sea ports, accounting for more than two thirds (70%) of all goods handled in 2016.
| NI21.6 Key indicators for the three main airports | |||||||||
| Category of traffic | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Belfast International | |||||||||
| Passengers1 | 5,222,839 | 4,536,498 | 4,010,972 | 4,101,914 | 4,312,441 | 4,022,469 | 4,031,685 | 4,389,861 | 5,147,399 |
| Freight (tonnes)2 | 36,115 | 29,804 | 29,716 | 31,062 | 29,095 | 29,228 | 30,073 | 30,389 | 32,300 |
| Commercial flights3 | 53,631 | 44,060 | 39,230 | 37,308 | 39,120 | 36,596 | 34,795 | 36,273 | 38,104 |
| George Best Belfast City | |||||||||
| Passengers1 | 2,570,741 | 2,621,733 | 2,740,305 | 2,397,270 | 2,246,202 | 2,541,722 | 2,555,111 | 2,692,713 | 2,662,954 |
| Freight (tonnes)2 | 168 | 138 | 155 | 457 | 581 | 527 | 491 | 551 | 476 |
| Commercial flights3 | 40,205 | 37,604 | 38,701 | 40,556 | 35,921 | 36,865 | 36,052 | 40,571 | 41,546 |
| City of Derry | |||||||||
| Passengers1 | 438,996 | 345,857 | 338,505 | 405,568 | 398,209 | 384,973 | 350,257 | 284,482 | 290,671 |
| Freight (tonnes)2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial flights3 | 5,823 | 4,185 | 3,848 | 3,839 | 3,114 | 3,011 | 2,537 | 1,927 | 1,856 |
| 1Scheduled and chartered terminal passenger traffic. Excludes air taxi operations. | |||||||||
| 2Freight figures only. Mail is not included. | |||||||||
| 3Air transport movements (landings and takeoffs). | |||||||||
| Source: CAA Statistics | |||||||||
During 2016, 8.10 million terminal passengers passed through Northern Ireland airports, 10% higher than the 2015 figure (7.37 million).
32,776 tonnes of freight were handled at Northern Ireland airports in 2016, an increase of 6% from 2015 (30,940 tonnes).
There were 81,506 air transport movements (landings and takeoffs) during 2016, an increase of 3% from the 2015 figure of 78,771.
Between 2015 and 2016, air transport movements at Belfast International airport increased by 5%, George Best Belfast City airport increased by 2% and City of Derry airport decreased by 4%.
In 2016, Belfast International airport accounted for 47% of all air transport movements, George Best Belfast City airport 51% and City of Derry airport 2%.
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