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Railway transport down 24 percent

The railway transports of timber and wood products along the Russian Northern Railway line is down 24 percent this year compared with the same period in 2008.

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According to Regnum, a total of 1340 tons of forestry goods were transported along the railway the first quarter in 2009, which is 23,8 percent less the same period in 2008. The lower amounts of shipped timber goods is a direct result of the economic crisis, Severinform.ru reports. The crisis has significantly lowered demands for Russian timber goods in Finland, Severinform.ru reports.