The line bar displays the quantity of items carried in the UK via four distinct kinds of conveyance from 1980 to 2008.
Overall, the use of various modes of transportation increased over the period; roads were the significant contributor to transporting goods. However, less used source is rails with many fluctuations.
Roads are notably used as a mode of transport, commencing from roughly 70 million tonnes of goods, dipping slightly approximately to less than 65 million of tonnes. However, a surge is recorded to more than 82 million tonnes of produce and finally, remained stable at more 90 million tonnes in 2008.
Water is another mode of freight that shows quiet stability over the years. It started from less than 40 million tonnes of items, accounted for more than 58 million tonnes, and finally, remained relatively stable for the rest of the years except for 2008, where it contributed to carrying goods more than 65 million tonnes. Rails recorded great fluctuations, started from 40 million tonnes, declined sharply to freight goods less than 30 million tonnes. From 2004 to 2008, it illustrated a wild boost as a source of transporting goods. Pipeline is the last cargo source, and showed a sharp transition of goods from approximately less than 5 million tonnes to relatively 18 million tonnes, and stayed almost constant for the remaining years.