Transport: Freight statistics Transport Statistics
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The latest transport statistics compiled by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) shows that, in 1996: • Road was the dominant mode of transport for domestic freight, accounting for more than 80% of goods lifted; • The motorway network carried about 17% of all road traffic in the UK, including a third of goods vehicle traffic; • The number of people employed in transport and related industries and services rose by 3.7% on 1995, to L75 million.
Also, during the 10 years between 1986 and 1996: • Motorway traffic increased by 81% and road traffic generally by 36%; • The amount of freight moved in heavy goods vehicles increased by 45% to a total of 147-billion tonne-km.
UI Transport Statistics Great Britain .1997 is available, priced £33, from the Stationery Office, phone 0171 873 0011.