Freight and the transport industry : Freight volume

FT004 Freight tonne-km growth (road, rail, maritime, aviation)

Series Data

Road freight tonne-km growth (base year 2000)
200320042005200620072008200920102011
Road freight tonne-km growth19%26%28%29%34%36%26%33%38%
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Graphical Data

Road freight tonne-km growth (base year 2000)

Road freight tonne-km growth (base year 2000)

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Metadata

Indicator name Freight tonne-km growth (road, rail, maritime, aviation)
Key reference number FT004
Definition of indicator Freight tonne-km growth (road, rail, maritime, aviation)
Export date 1/02/2012
Road
Nature of data Estimated
Data source Road: estimated from Road User Charges licences 4+tonnes (MoT Fleet Statistics Report Table 11.1)
Frequency Annual
Disaggregation National by mode
Timeliness Feb
Quality of the data While the estimation depends on loading assumptions, the trend is realistic
Methodology Note : this series has been revised - the trailer utilisation factor has been reduced from 55% to 45% following research done for MoT in 2008
Availability of forecast data No