The graph below shows the quantities of goods transport in the Uk between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and makecomparisons where relevant.

The line chart illustrates the quantities of good transported in the UK via four different modes between 1974 and 2002. Total quantity of goods

together with

all modes of

transport

except rail experienced significant growth during the period. Out of the four modes, road

transport

kept leading the way: it rose slowly from 70

million

tonnes

in 1974 to around 80 in the early 1990s, and

then

stayed flat for a few years before jumping to almost 100 in the

end

. Water

transport

also

experienced growth

although

in a quite different pattern: it stayed at 40

million

tonnes

for a few years in the beginning, soared to almost 60, and

then

stayed stable for a decade until the early 1990s; after that, water

transport

dipped slightly before started climbing in 1999, reaching up to over 60 in the

end

.

Last

but not the least, pipeline grew from almost nonexistence to above 20

million

tonnes

, though still the lowest, in the

end

. Rail started at the same level as water

transport

but went in the opposite direction. It kept going down and hit a bottom of around 25

million

tonnes

in 1995, and

then

bounced back to slightly above 40 in the

end

.