The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK be-tween 1972 and 2000 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of goods were transported in the UK by four separate forms of transport from 1972 to 2000.

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it is clear that

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the highest tonnage of goods was distributed by road during the period.

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was the conveyance method which carried the lowest weight throughout. Focusing on water and rail as means of transport, these distributed 39

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tonnes

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and 40

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of goods respectively in 1972. By 1976, their figures were identical at 40

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tonnes

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, after which water conveyance increased considerably as rail transportation fell. Rail distribution eventually recovered following some fluctuation to 41

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transported in 2000. Meanwhile, transport via water levelled out around 59

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tonnes

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before dipping in 1996 and

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rising to 62

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in 2000. As for haulage via road and pipeline, the former rose from 72

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tonnes

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in 1972 to about 98

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in 2000,

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the latter began at 2

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tonnes

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before growing by 20

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over the next twenty years, remaining at approximately 22

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until the century’s end.