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Road freight statistics: October 2018 to September 2019

Road freight activity statistics for the United Kingdom and internationally between October 2018 and September 2019.

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Department for Transport
Published
9 April 2020

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Road freight statistics: October 2018 to September 2019 tables

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Statistics on road freight transported by Great Britain and UK registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in the United Kingdom and internationally from October 2018 to September 2019.

Domestic road freight activity by Great Britain registered HGVs operating in the UK increased in the 12 month period ending September 2019 compared to the 12 month period ending September 2018.

There were increases of:

  • 6% in the amount of goods lifted, to 1.44 billion tonnes
  • 4% in the amount of goods moved, to 155 billion tonne kilometres

International road freight activity by UK-registered HGVs transporting freight internationally increased in the 12 month period ending September 2019 compared to the 12 month period ending September 2018.

There was an increase of:

  • 1% in the amount of goods lifted, to 8.4 million tonnes

The amount of goods moved remained steady at 5.3 billion tonne kilometres

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Published 9 April 2020

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