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.

The given line graph illustrates how much

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transported to the UK over a period of

28-years

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28 years

from 1974 to 2002.

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, it can clearly be seen that the quantity of all

materials

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increased over the period,

whereas

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rail remain steady.

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, road consistently had the highest

number

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. In terms of the two

materials

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with

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a high

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number

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at the start,

road

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the road

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was by far the highest, standing at around 70 in 1974. The figure

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increased slightly with small fluctuations and finished at approximately 95.

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, the

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of

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started precisely at 40. It

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fluctuated moderately between 40 and 30,

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at its original level at 40. Regarding the other two kinds of

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with lower levels, water and pipeline started at just below 40 and around 5, respectively. The

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of water rose by around 58 in 1982 before remaining steady in the following 3 years.

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the figure experienced a slow decrease to about 50 in 1998, it

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climbed and reached a peak at roughly 62 in the final year. Pipeline,

on the other hand

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, witnessed a slow rise to nearly 22 in 1982. From

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point onward, it remained stable,

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dropped slightly to 20 in 1994, before staying unchanged until 2002.