Road freight statistics: October 2021 to September 2022
Road freight transported by Great Britain and UK registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in the UK and internationally from October 2021 to September 2022.
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Important note for users
Data collection for road freight statistics moved from a paper to online survey midway through 2021. An investigation of the data has concluded that the paper data up to June 2021 (Quarter 2), and online data from July 2021 (Quarter 3) onwards, for domestic road freight statistics should not be compared.
A detailed explanation of the methodology change and the impact on the domestic road freight data can be found within the methodology note.
Headline figures
Statistics on the domestic activity of Great Britain-registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) operating in the UK, between October 2021 to September 2022.
In the 12 months ending September 2022:
- 1.64 billion tonnes of goods were lifted by GB-registered HGVs operating in the UK
- 177 billion tonne kilometres of goods were moved by GB-registered HGVs operating in the UK
- 19.5 billion vehicle kilometres were travelled GB-registered HGVs operating in the UK
Statistics on the international activity of UK-registered Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) operating in the UK, between October 2021 to September 2022.
In the 12 months ending September 2022:
- 6.3 million tonnes of goods were lifted by UK-registered HGVs operating internationally
- 3.9 billion tonne kilometres of goods were moved by UK-registered HGVs operating internationally
The previous announcements of the UK leaving the EU and subsequent transition period, along with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting supply chain disruption, have caused higher levels of volatility in international road freight statistics over the past 3 years. Therefore, caution should be taken when comparing this data to previous time periods.
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