Until now, the company recorded its highest freight volume in July, when it amounted to 10.49 million tons. August is also the third month this year (after March and July) in which the company’s freight volume exceeded the 10 million ton threshold. Last month’s result was 12.7 percent higher than in the same period last year (9.4 million tons), and also 9.3 percent better than the company’s transport plan approved by the Management Board (9.7 million tons). Cumulatively, after eight months of 2010, PKP CARGO’s freight volume amounted to 75.8 million tons, compared to 63.9 million tons a year earlier. This is an increase of 18.7 percent compared to the results from a year ago, and 5.2 percent above the plan. Broken down by commodity groups, hard coal remains in the lead, with its transport accounting for 45 percent of the company’s total freight, but the largest increases are recorded in groups such as ores and pyrites (an increase of almost 89 percent compared to the previous year), coke and lignite (an increase of almost 84 percent), wood and wood products (an increase of 49 percent), and artificial fertilizers (44 percent). The most important commodity groups for PKP CARGO, besides hard coal, after eight months of 2010, are stone, gravel, and lime (14.8 percent share in the company’s total freight) and metals and metal products (8.7 percent share).