Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 7.13 Freight traffic lifted in Scotland by destination and by commodity
1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Freight lifted (weight)
by destination million tonnes
within Scotland 2.87 4.28 4.03 4.27 3.75 4.36 4.80 5.30 6.30 6.13 6.08
elsewhere in the UK 4.45 3.09 4.90 4.36 4.13 6.38 8.97 7.13 4.55 3.84 3.25
outwith the UK1 0.91 0.88 0.64 0.49 0.43 0.51 0.54 0.53 0.50 0.39 0.36
Total 8.24 8.25 9.57 9.12 8.32 11.25 14.31 12.96 11.35 10.36 9.69
by commodity million tonnes
minerals/ coal, coke 6.03 6.29 7.58 7.18 6.24 8.73 10.80 9.87 7.29 6.09 5.77
other 2.21 1.96 1.99 1.94 2.08 2.52 3.52 3.09 4.06 4.27 3.91
Total 8.24 8.25 9.57 9.12 8.32 11.25 14.32 12.96 11.35 10.36 9.68
Freight moved (weight x distance)
by destination million tonne-kilometres
within Scotland 341 620 572 632 576 632 623 692 1,143 1,230 1,329
elsewhere in the UK 1,908 1,246 2,083 1,752 1,634 2,734 3,296 2,530 1,388 1,047 971
outwith the UK1 643 596 444 353 308 368 385 375 352 266 249
Total 2,891 2,462 3,099 2,737 2,519 3,734 4,304 3,597 2,883 2,543 2,549
by commodity million tonne-kilometres
minerals/ coal, coke 1,871 1,603 2,293 2,017 1,734 2,797 3,479 2,846 1,749 1,443 1,324
other 1,020 859 806 720 783 939 825 751 1,134 1,100 1,225
Total 2,891 2,462 3,099 2,737 2,517 3,736 4,304 3,597 2,883 2,543 2,549

Source: Rail freight companies - Not National Statistics
1. From 1996-97, outwith the UK includes freight taken to ports for export (such freight was previously counted under either within Scotland or elsewhere in the UK, depending upon the location of the port).