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

The line graph illustrates how many products were transported in the United Kingdom from 1974 to 2002, categorized into four main modes, with the number reported in million tonnes.

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, all categories showed growth by the end of the period, with road

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maintaining its position as the dominant

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.

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with, goods transported with the road modes stood at approximately 70 in 1974. The figures fluctuated slightly between 1978 and 1982, before gradually increasing to just above 80 in 1990.

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, there was a slight drop

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3 roughly in 1994 and rose until it reached a peak at almost 100 in 2002. Water

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on the other hand

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, stood at approximately 40 in 1974. It

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experienced a gradual increase and surpassed the rail

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by around 19 in 1982. After that, the number was stagnant for 16 years and

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rose to approximately 64 in 2002. Rail

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was the only one

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modest growth. It fluctuated over the period but ended up

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a similar level from their beginning to just above 40.

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pipeline

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started at only 5 and experienced a gradual increase to around 21 in 2002. Despite the increase, pipeline

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remained the least utilized

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for goods

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in the UK.