The line graph compares the number of goods transported to the UK by four various modes of transportation in the years 1974 to 2002. Data are expressed in million of tonnes.

The given graph illustrates the amount of products transferred to the UK by four diverse types of

transportation

between 1974 and 2002.

Overall

, it can be seen that

goods

transported in the UK by all modes of

transportation

experienced an upward trend.

Additionally

, rail and pipeline had an insignificant rise compared to other types. In terms of roads, residents imported 70

million

tonnes

of

goods

in 1974,

then

remained steady for the next 4

years

before slightly increasing to nearly 80

million

tonnes

of

goods

between 1982 and 1990.

Subsequently

, for the following 4

years

, it stabilized and reached a peak of 95

million

tonnes

of

goods

by 2002. With regards to water's

transportation

, it

initially

stood at 40

million

tonnes

of

goods

which was

then

followed by a dramatic rise to roughly 60

million

tonnes

of products in 1982. For the next 8

years

, it remained unchanged and gradually decreased to 50

million

tonnes

of

goods

in 1998 and ended up at above 60

million

tonnes

of

goods

. As for the 2 kinds of

transportation

, rail and pipeline accounted for 40 and 5

million

tonnes

of

goods

in 1974, respectively. Regarding rail, it stayed stable for 4

years

,

then

fluctuated until the final

years

with the similar transported

goods

. Turning toward pipeline, it proceeds to substantially increase at 25

million

tones of

goods

and levelling off for the whole timeframe