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

The line chart presents the quantities of

goods

transported in the United Kingdom from 1974 to 2002, using four different means of transportation including road, water, rail, and pipeline.

Overall

, throughout the whole time frame, the amount of

goods

transported increased in all four given ways.

Moreover

, the proportion of

goods

transported by road ranked

first,

while

that of pipeline stood

last

in the amount allocated. The largest quantity of

goods

transported both in 1974 and 2002 was by road (70

million

tonnes

and 98

million

tonnes

, respectively), meanwhile, the lowest during that time was a pipeline (about a very small number of

million

tonnes

and 22

million

tonnes

, respectively). From 1974 to 1978,

while

water and rail transportation experienced a consistent trend, at around two-fifths

million

tonnes

, over the following 20 years, they followed an opposite pattern with the former increasing, ranging from 40

million

tonnes

and almost 62

million

tonnes

, the latter decreasing, starting the point at two fifth

million

tonnes

, and finishing at its initiative value, respectively.