The graph shows the quantities of goods transported ini the uk between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport

The line chart compares the amount of goods delivered by four types of vehicles in the UK from 1974 to 2002. Obviously, the

overall

quantities of goods witnessed a significant increase during the period shown, in which road plays a key role in commodity transportation, accounting for the majority all the time,

while

transporting by pipeline was the least choice albeit the growth to a certain extent. In 1974, approximately 70

million

tonnes

of merchandise was transported by road transport, which was largely higher than the rest of its counterparts. Three decades later, the figure approached 100

million

tonnes

in 2002.

By contrast

, the amount of commodities transported by pipeline was negligible in the beginning, which saw an exponential increase during the 28 years, peaking at around 22

million

tonnes

in 1995 and remaining unchanged

then

.

However

, it was still the lowest reading compared with others. The number of goods transported by waterway and railway was almost the same at

first,

which levelled out until the year 1978. There was considerable growth for water transportation from

then

on, rising by more than 20

million

tonnes

, at 60

million

tonnes

in 2002,

while

the number of commodities transported by rail

finally

bounded back to almost the same number, after some fluctuations.