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Table 3.3 Goods moved by UKHGVs by destination, and the economy's "road freight intensity"

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

million tonne-kilometres

a) On journeys originating in Scotland

by destination:

Scotland

7,627

7,373

7,809

8,063

8,088

7,930

7,873

8,052|

9,020

8,444

8,496

Elsewhere in UK

England

5,464

5,669

5,904

5,619

5,567

5,570

5,168

5,381|

5,308

4,405

4,950

Wales

155

211

162

317

305

186

194

122|

114

146

324

Northern Ireland

25

24

22

33

70

48

42

60|

40

34

90

Total elsewhere in UK

5,644

5,904

6,088

5,969

5,942

5,804

5,404

5,563|

5,463

4,585

5,364

Outwith UK

892

959

959

956

787

691

893

817

750

549

484

Total

14,163

14,236

14,856

14,988

14,817

14,425

14,170

14,432|

15,233

13,578

14,344

b)On journeys with Scottish destinations

by origin of journey:

Scotland

7,627

7,373

7,809

8,063

8,088

7,930

7,873

8,052|

9,020

8,444

8,486

Elsewhere in UK

England

7,031

7,171

7,130

7,081

7,113

7,094

6,787

7,490|

6,313

6,251

6,969

Wales

198

178

158

178

143

148

168

128|

88

235

144

Northern Ireland

20

8

6

23

33

31

29

36|

22

45

17

Total elsewhere in UK

7,249

7,357

7,294

7,282

7,289

7,273

6,984

7,653|

6,424

6,531

7,130

Outwith UK

371

369

335

334

334

256

287

288

300

329

217

Total

15,247

15,099

15,438

15,679

15,711

15,459

15,144

15,993|

15,744

15,304

15,833

c) The "road freight intensity" of the Scottish economy - an index of the ratio of the index of road freight tonne-kilometres to the index of Gross Domestic Product

Road freight moved by UKHGVs on journeys originating in Scotland

million tonne-kilometres

volume

14,163

14,236

14,856

14,988

14,817

14,425

14,170

14,432|

15,233

13,578

14,344

index, 2004 = 100

Index: 2004 = 100

93.0

93.5

97.5

98.4

97.3

94.7

93.0

94.7|

100.0

89.1

94.2

Scottish Gross Domestic Product (Gross Value Added for all industries) 1

Index: 2004 = 100

84.5

86.8

88.5

90.1

92.6

94.8

95.5

97.4

100.0

101.7

104.4

Road freight intensity

Index: 2004 = 100

110.0

107.7

110.2

109.2

105.0

99.9

97.4

97.3|

100.0

87.6

90.2

1. Scottish GDP figures are as published 24 October 2007.

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