Scottish Transport Statistics No 30: 2011 Edition

Table 7.14  Freight traffic with a destination in Scotland by origin (where lifted) 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 origin million tonnes
lifted 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 1.14 1.05 1.15 1.08 1.04 0.91 2.08 2.06 2.01 2.01 1.26
outwith the UK1 0.89 0.82 0.59 0.64 0.52 0.54 0.48 0.45 0.41 0.50 0.43
Total 4.90 6.15 5.77 5.99 5.31 5.81 7.35 7.82 8.72 8.64 7.77
by commodity million tonnes
minerals/ coal, coke 2.88 4.28 4.04 4.28 3.76 4.21 4.45 5.07 4.91 4.53 3.97
other 2.02 1.87 1.73 1.71 1.55 1.61 2.91 2.74 3.80 4.10 3.80
Total 4.90 6.15 5.77 5.99 5.31 5.82 7.36 7.81 8.71 8.63 7.77
Freight moved (weight x distance)
by origin million tonne-kilometres
lifted within Scotland 341 620 572 632 576 632 623 692 1,143 1,230 1,329
elsewhere in the UK 591 543 588 569 556 487 479 1,012 1,089 1,062 622
outwith the UK1 627 576 412 438 376 390 343 327 287 339 305
Total 1,559 1,739 1,572 1,638 1,507 1,509 1,445 2,031 2,519 2,631 2,256
by commodity million tonne-kilometres
minerals/ coal, coke 361 634 589 639 584 607 626 632 591 626 530
other 1,198 1,105 983 999 923 902 819 1,399 1,928 2,005 1,726
Total 1,559 1,739 1,572 1,638 1,507 1,509 1,445 2,031 2,519 2,631 2,256

Source: Rail freight companies - Not National Statistics
1. From 1996-97, outwith the UK includes freight imported via ports in England and Wales, which then comes by rail into Scotlan (previously, such freight was counted as lifted elsewhere in the UK).
It should be noted that, in all years, imported freight lifted at Scottish ports is counted under lifted in Scotland.