Freight (TSGB04)
Data about domestic and international freight transport, produced by Department for Transport.
Accessibility of tables
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2021 domestic road freight data: following a methodology change in 2021, road goods data before and after quarter 3 2021 should not be compared. Please see the domestic road freight statistics methodology note for more information. The next available data for road goods will be the 2022 annual figure.
Domestic freight transport
TSGB0401:
TSGB0402:
TSGB0403:
Modal specific tables
As of the 2022 release, TSGB now covers primarily cross-modal information. As a result, there are fewer tables in this chapter. Below are the tables that are no longer published with TSGB, but can still be found in the relevant routine DfT statistical collections, with exception for the rail tables. The Transport Statistics Finder can also be used to locate these tables, either by table name or code. Updates to the rail tables are published by the Office of Rail and Road.
| Topic | Table information | TSGB tables |
|---|---|---|
| Port and domestic waterborne freight | Waterborne freight by traffic type and cargo category and major inland waterway routes (in terms of goods moved and lifted). | TSGB0425 (PORT0701), TSGB0426 (PORT0702), TSGB0427 (PORT0704) , TSGB0428 (PORT0705) |
| Domestic road freight | Road freight by type and weight of vehicle, mode of working, commodity and length of haul (in terms of goods lifted and moved, average length of haul and vehicle kilometres). | TSGB0404 (RFS0109), TSGB0407 (RFS0114), TSGB0430 (RFS0105), TSGB0432 (RFS0101), TSGB0433 (RFS0130) |
| International road freight by UK-registered HGVs | Road freight by registration country (in terms of goods moved and lifted), and cabotage within the UK. | TSGB0411 (RFS0202), TSGB0413 (RFS0203), TSGB0414 (RFS00204), TSGB0415 (RFS00205), TSGB0416 (RFS0206), TSGB0417 (RFS0207), TSGB0418 (RFS0208), TSGB0419 (RFS0209), TSGB0420 (RFS0210), TSGB0421 (RFS0211), TSGB0429 (RFS0212) |
| Roll-on, roll-off freight | Road freight by number of goods vehicles travelling to mainland Europe and number of vehicles by country of registration. | TSGB0434 (RORO0101), TSGB0435 (RORO0201) |
Rail tables
| TSGB table | Names of table | ORR table |
|---|---|---|
| TSGB0422 (RAI0401) | National Railways freight moved by commodity | Table 1310 |
| TSGB0423 (RAI0402) | National Railways freight lifted by commodity | Table 1315 |
| TSGB0424 (RAI0403) | Number of freight train movements, impacts on road haulage and Freight Performance Measure |
Table 1330 - freight train movements Table 1340 - rail freight impact on road haulage Table 1320 - freight delivery metric |
Contact us
Road freight statistics
Email roadfreight.stats@dft.gov.uk
Media enquiries 0300 7777 878
Roll-on roll-off international freight statistics
Email roadfreight.stats@dft.gov.uk
Media enquiries 0300 7777 878
Rail statistics enquiries
Maritime and shipping statistics
Email maritime.stats@dft.gov.uk
Maritime statistics enquiries 020 7944 4847
Media enquiries 0300 7777 878
Last updated 14 December 2023 + show all updates
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Data tables updated for Transport Statistics Great Britain 2023.
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List of tables updated to show cross-modal tables only. Cross-modal tables updated for the latest Transport Statistics Great Britain report.
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Freight data tables updated for Transport Statistics Great Britain 2021. Data tables included in the report are usually updated during the year.
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Data tables TSGB0401 to 0403, RAI0401 to 0403 updated for Transport Statistics Great Britain 2020. All other tables have been updated during the year.
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Data set page updated for Transport Statistics Great Britain 2019.
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Data tables updated for Transport Statistics Great Britain 2018 report.
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TSGB 0401 to 0403 have been revised to coincide with the road freight latest release.
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Tables TSGB0401, TSGB0402 and Table TSGB0403 on domestic freight moved updated with 2016 intermodal freight data.
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Page updated with tables for Transport Statistics Great Britain 2017 release.
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Page and tables updated for the latest year.
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First published.