The graph shows below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.
The line graph illustrates the data about how many commodities were hauled by four types of transportation in the UK during a 28-year span from 1974 to 2002.
Overall
, all the transport modes experience considerable growth until 2002.
Firstly
, goods transported by road started at 70 million
tonnes
in 1974. Then
, it fluctuated over 12 years later from 1982 to 1994 before it surged continuously to 99 million
tonnes
in 2002. On the other hand
, pipelines have a trend which was increasing over time but became the least used mode of transport. It initiated
at 7 Verb problem
peaked
million
tonnes
in 1974 and finished at 22 million
tonnes
in the last
year.
In addition
, water transportation began at 39 million
tonnes
in the first year and reached its peak in 1982 at the level of 56 million
tonnes
. In the period between 1982 and 1990, it tended to grow in a small amount not exceeding 60 million
tonnes
until it dropped to the level of 54 million
tonnes
in 1998. Four years later, it continued to jump. The rail mode started out at approximately the same level as the water in the beginning year. Afterwards, it fluctuated before finalizing the trend at 41 million
tonnes
in 2002.Submitted by hilmi.santiago.alif on
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