Abstract
Presented is the strategy adopted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for collecting data on the transport industry survey. The survey will cover all types of transport including road freight, bus and taxi operation, railways, water and air operation and freight forwarding. The data collected will include the main items of business income and expenses. fuel stocks, employment and measures of activity relevant to the mode of transport surveyed. At the same time a collection will be conducted covering road freight activity of business whose main activity is not road freight.