The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates goods that

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transported in the UK from the

year

1974 until 2002. The goods are made up of roads, water, rails, and pipelines.

First,

the amount of rail transported seems to experience a downfall from the initial number of 40

million

tons

back in 1974 to its lowest point, 30

million

tons

, in the

year

1995. Aside from their downward trend, from 1996 onwards their number grew to approximately 41

million

tons

at the end

of 2002.

Second,

the majority of the products experienced an unstable yet upward trend. All of the products show a similarity of change in their numbers. The difference in the amount of products transported in the

year

1974 up until 2002 increased by an average of 20

million

tons

. In summary, by the

year

2002, the number of all the goods transported in the UK had increased from their initial amount back in 1974.