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

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all modes of

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

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kept leading the way: it rose slowly from 70

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tonnes

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

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

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. Water

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also

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experienced growth

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in a quite different pattern: it stayed at 40

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

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

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

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

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tonnes

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, though still the lowest, in the

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. Rail started at the same level as water

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

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tonnes

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in 1995, and

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bounced back to slightly above 40 in the

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