A survey has found that the time taken to move 5 kgs of goods 5 kilometres in Dublin is the worst in the developed world, according to the Small Firms Association.

The association's survey found that Calcutta in India was the only city which scored lower than Dublin. The survey shows "businesses in Ireland's capital are losing hundreds of millions annually because of the time lost in an every increasing traffic problem", according to the association. Moving the goods was found to take on average 57 minutes.