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Table 8.13 Freight traffic lifted in Scotland 1 by destination and by commodity

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

Freight lifted (weight)

by destination

million tonnes

within Scotland

..

3.27

3.18

2.65

2.87

4.28

4.03

4.27

3.75

4.36

4.48

elsewhere in the UK

..

1.34

3.00

4.21

4.45

3.09

4.90

4.36

4.13

6.38

8.97

outwith the UK2

..

0.83

0.85

0.84

0.91

0.88

0.64

0.49

0.43

0.51

0.54

Total

..

5.43

7.04

7.69

8.24

8.25

9.57

9.12

8.32

11.25

13.99

by commodity

million tonnes

minerals/ coal, coke 3

..

3.33

4.77

5.72

6.03

6.29

7.58

7.18

6.24

8.73

10.80

other

..

2.10

2.27

1.97

2.21

1.96

1.99

1.94

2.08

2.52

3.19

Total

..

5.43

7.04

7.69

8.24

8.25

9.57

9.12

8.32

11.25

13.99

Freight moved (weight x distance)

by destination

million tonne-kilometres

within Scotland

..

265

241

285

341

620

572

632

576

632

623

elsewhere in the UK

..

562

1,315

1,896

1,908

1,246

2,083

1,752

1,632

2,736

3,296

outwith the UK2

..

600

589

606

643

596

444

353

308

368

385

Total

..

1,427

2,145

2,787

2,891

2,462

3,099

2,737

2,517

3,736

4,304

by commodity

million tonne-kilometres

minerals/ coal, coke 3

..

409

1,080

1,802

1,871

1,603

2,293

2,017

1,734

2,797

3,479

other

..

1,018

1,065

985

1,020

859

806

720

783

939

825

Total

..

1,427

2,145

2,787

2,891

2,462

3,099

2,737

2,517

3,736

4,304

1. Excluding Channel Tunnel rail traffic prior to 1996-97
2. From 1996-97, "outwith the UK" includes freight taken to ports for export (such freight was previously counted under either "within Scotland" or "elsewhere in the UK", depending upon the location of the port).
3. "Minerals" (including coal and coke) from 1996-97; "Coal and coke" only for earlier years

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