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 how products were transported in the UK over a 28-year period.

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, the primary means of transportation throughout the period was that of

road

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all four categories showed an increase over the whole period, rail saw its numbers fluctuate. Approximately 70

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tonnes

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of goods were hauled on the roads in 1974

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apart from a slight dip around 1982, these numbers increased steadily to reach nearly 100

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tonnes

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in 2002. The amount of merchandise shipped by pipeline was negligible in 1974, but

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figure had risen to just over 20

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tonnes

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in 1995 before levelling off. The number of

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of goods transported by water started at just under 40

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, and

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rose by nearly 50% from 1978 to 1982, and remained relatively constant until it jumped again in 1998, from around 50 to just over 60

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tonnes

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. The figure for transport by rail fell from approximately 40

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in 1974 to about 30

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in 1995 and

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rose back up to its original number by 2002.