The diagram illustrates the 
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 of products transferred to the UK from 1974 to 2002 by four separate ways of transport.
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Overall
, goods transported through roads were by far the highest throughout all the years. Even though water and rail transportation were the same in the beginning, the rail deteriorated and the water carrier increased.
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To begin
, In 1974,  road transportation started at approximately 50 Linking Words
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 it grew slowly. Following the road transport, the water started at 40 Linking Words
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 and it was steady until around 1997 it increased instantly. Use synonyms
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, it fluctuated at a decreasing rate. Linking Words
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, the lowest transport of them all was the pipeline. From 1974 till 1982 respectively, the pipeline was in a growing trend going from below 20 Linking Words
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, after 1982 it was constant with no significant changes.Linking Words