India Road Freight Transport - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts 2016 - 2029

Key Highlights

• Largest Segment by Distance - Long Haul : The long-haul segment dominates the Indian road freight transport market due to the country's growing export demand for organic and inorganic chemicals, marine products, mica, coal, and other ores and minerals, including processed minerals.
• Largest Segment by Product Type - Solid Goods : Solid goods are the largest product type and dominate over liquid goods. Machinery and transport equipment are the major export categories in India, thus contributing to the growth of solid goods.
• Largest Segment by End User - Wholesale and Retail Trade : The wholesale and retail trade segment is the largest contributor to the Indian road freight transport market, with e-commerce being one of the key industries fostering its expansion.
• Fastest Growing Segment by TruckLoad Specification - Less than Truckload : The Indian road logistics market is expected to record a CAGR of 8.41% in volume from 2020 to 2025 due to the growing road infrastructure in the country. This trend may boost the LTL segment's growth.

India Road Freight Transport Market Trends

Wholesale and Retail Trade is the largest segment by End User.

• Between April 2000 and March 2022, the Indian automobile sector received FDI inflows of USD 32.84 billion, the chemical manufacturing sector (excluding fertilizers) received FDI inflows worth USD 19.45 billion, and the drug and pharmaceutical manufacturing sector received FDI inflows worth USD 19.41 billion.
• In May 2022, the export value of the top 10 major commodities (engineering goods, petroleum products, gems and jewelry, organic and inorganic chemicals, drugs and pharmaceuticals, RMG of all textiles, electronic goods, cotton yarn/fabs/made-ups, rice, plastic, and linoleum) was USD 37.29 billion.
• The Government of India has taken several initiatives to promote a healthy environment for the growth of the manufacturing sector in the country. Under the Union Budget 2022-2023, the Ministry of Defence has been allocated INR 525,166 crores (USD 67.66 billion). The government also allocated INR 2,403 crore (USD 315 million) for the promotion of electronics and IT hardware manufacturing.

India Road Freight Transport Industry Overview

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