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Table 8.14 Freight traffic with a destination in Scotland 1 by origin (where lifted) 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 origin

million tonnes

lifted 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

..

1.14

1.13

1.20

1.14

1.05

1.15

1.08

1.04

0.91

2.08

outwith the UK2

..

0.84

1.15

0.81

0.89

0.82

0.59

0.64

0.52

0.54

0.48

Total

..

5.25

5.46

4.66

4.90

6.15

5.77

5.99

5.31

5.81

7.03

by commodity

million tonnes

minerals/ coal, coke 3

..

2.91

2.98

2.67

2.88

4.28

4.04

4.28

3.76

4.21

4.45

other

..

2.34

2.48

1.99

2.02

1.87

1.73

1.71

1.55

1.61

2.58

Total

..

5.25

5.46

4.66

4.90

6.15

5.77

5.99

5.31

5.82

7.03

Freight moved (weight x distance)

by origin

million tonne-kilometres

lifted within Scotland

..

265

241

285

341

620

572

632

576

632

623

elsewhere in the UK

..

593

530

627

591

543

588

569

556

487

479

outwith the UK2

..

579

644

584

627

576

412

438

376

390

343

Total

..

1,437

1,415

1,496

1,559

1,739

1,572

1,638

1,507

1,509

1,445

by commodity

million tonne-kilometres

minerals/ coal, coke 3

..

250

260

313

361

634

589

639

584

607

626

other

..

1,187

1,155

1,183

1,198

1,105

983

999

923

902

819

Total

..

1,437

1,415

1,496

1,559

1,739

1,572

1,638

1,507

1,509

1,445

1. Excluding Channel Tunnel rail traffic prior to 1996-97
2. From 1996-97, "outwith the UK" includes freight imported via ports in England and Wales, which then comes by rail into Scotland (previously, such freight was counted as lifted "elsewhere in the UK").
It should be noted that, in all years, imported freight lifted at Scottish ports is counted under "lifted in Scotland".
3. "Minerals" (including coal and coke) from 1996-97; "Coal and coke" only for earlier years

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