The given line graph illustrates the number of goods transported in United Kindom by four different modes of transport from 1974 to 2002
Overall, the amount of goods which was transported by road, water, and rail was witnessed a fluctuation while the number of goods which transported by pipeline increased slightly.
From 1974 to 1982 a gradual growth was witnessed for the number of stock transported by pipeline from 2 million tonnes in 1974 to around 18 million in 1982. In the next period from 1982 to 1989, this statistic stood at approximately 8 million and increased to 19 million in 1990. The statistic continued increasing to over 20 million in 1994 and did not change to 2002.
Between 1974 and 1978 the number of goods transported by water and rail around the same at about 40 million in 1974 and 39 million in 1978, while the number of goods transported by the road at the same time was nearly 70 million in 1974 and increased to 72 million in 1978. From 1978 to 1998 the figure for the goods which was transported by the road was experienced a fluctuation from 72 million in 1978 to around 98 million in 1998, and this figure minimally rose to 99 million in 2002. From 1978 to 1998 the number of goods transported by water increased to 50 million in 1998, in the contrast, the amount of stock transported by rail was seen a downward trend from around 40 million in 1978 to 36 million in 1998. In the last period from 1998 to 2002 was witnessed an increase of both water and rail with the former grew to above 60 million and the latter above 40 million.
The
given
line graph illustrates the
number
of
goods
transported in United
Kindom
by four
different
modes of transport from 1974 to 2002
Overall
, the amount of
goods
which
was transported
by road,
water
, and
rail
was witnessed
a fluctuation while the
number
of
goods
which transported by pipeline
increased
slightly
.
From 1974 to 1982 a gradual growth
was witnessed
for the
number
of stock transported by pipeline from 2
million
tonnes in 1974 to
around
18
million
in 1982. In the
next
period from 1982 to 1989, this statistic stood at approximately 8
million
and
increased
to 19
million
in 1990. The statistic continued increasing to over 20
million
in 1994 and did not
change
to 2002.
Between 1974 and 1978 the
number
of
goods
transported by
water
and
rail
around
the same at about 40
million
in 1974 and 39
million
in 1978, while the
number
of
goods
transported by the road at the same time was
nearly
70
million
in 1974 and
increased
to 72
million
in 1978. From 1978 to 1998 the figure for the
goods
which
was transported
by the road
was experienced
a fluctuation from 72
million
in 1978 to
around
98
million
in 1998, and this figure
minimally
rose to 99
million
in 2002. From 1978 to 1998 the
number
of
goods
transported by
water
increased
to 50
million
in 1998, in the contrast, the amount of stock transported by
rail
was
seen
a downward trend from
around
40
million
in 1978 to 36
million
in 1998. In the last period from 1998 to 2002
was witnessed
an increase of both
water
and
rail
with the former grew to above 60
million
and the latter above 40
million
.