The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.

The line graph provides statistics about the number of commodities carried in Britain by various means of transportation including road, water,rail, and pipeline in the time span of 28 years, from 1974 to 2002.

Overall

,

according to

the given data, the highest level of import was seen by road and water,

while

a pipeline was the least popular transport in the UK. In 1974, road delivery started at approximately 70

million

tonnes

followed by a steady increase to 80

million

tonnes

in 1990. After that, the roadway saw a small decrease in 1995 before considerable growth to just under 100

million

tonnes

in 2002. Regarding import using water type of transport,

initially

, goods constituted just below 40

million

in 1974, but

then

the numbers began to rise until 1990 reaching 60

million

tonnes

.

However

, they

subsequently

fell moderately to around 56

million

before a sharp climb to about 63

million

in 2002. In terms of the railway, there was a levelling off at 40

million

tonnes

of goods between 1974 and 1978 before it fluctuated until the end when it made up almost the same amount of 40

million

in 2002. In comparison, the pipeline, which is the least preferable way of delivering, carried nearly 2

million

tonnes

of goods at the beginning and saw an upward trend until it stabilized at around 21

million

between 1995 and 2002.