This is the sixth in an annual series, published to fulfil the commitment in the Government’s 1998 Transport White Paper. This publication presents an overview and analysis of trends in transport and travel in GB over the past twenty years, and highlights some of the key issues. It is intended as a companion volume to Transport Statistics Great Britain, which contains reference tables containing more detailed figures and, in some cases, longer time trends. This edition of Transport Trends has been prepared as an internet-only update. It follows the structure of the previous publication, the main changes involving the inclusion of new data where possible. The website presentation of the charts has been improved, and, as before, all the data underlying the graphics are available on the website. The DfT Transport Statistics website [www.dft.gov.uk/transtat] also includes a wide range of other statistical material and publications. In addition to our main reference volume, Transport Statistics Great Britain, further analysis on particular topics is included in our series of “Focus” publications, which take an indepth look at particular areas of transport. More detailed information is also published in a series of regular bulletins – details of all our recent and forthcoming publications can be found on the website. (Author/publisher)
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