Task 1- Sample 6

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.

The primary means of transportation was that of road. All four categories
showed a steady increase over the whole period, apart from rail which saw its
numbers fluctuate.

Approximately 70 million tonnes of goods were hauled on the roads in 1974

and apart from a slight dip in 1982, these numbers increased steadily to reach
nearly 100 million tonnes in 2002. The amount of merchandise shipped
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through a pipe was negligible in 1974, but this had risen to just over 20 million
tonnes in 1994 before levelling off.

Transporting by river or sea started at just under 40 million tonnes and this
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 million tonnes. Rail fell
from approximately 40 million tonnes in 1974 to about 30 million in 1994 and
then rose back up to its original number.