Road freight statistics: July 2020 to June 2021
Road freight activity statistics for the United Kingdom and internationally between July 2020 and June 2021.
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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 July 2020 to June 2021.
Domestic road freight activity by Great Britain registered HGVs operating in the UK increased in the 12-month period ending June 2021 compared to the same period ending June 2020:
- the amount of goods lifted increased by 7% from 1.30 to 1.39 billion tonnes
- the amount of goods moved increased by 8% from 140 to 152 billion tonne kilometres
International road freight activity by UK-registered HGVs transporting freight internationally decreased in the 12-month period ending June 2021 compared to the same period ending June 2020:
- the amount of goods lifted decreased by 9% from 6.8 million to 6.1 million tonnes
- the amount of goods moved decreased by 11% from 4.1 billion to 3.7 billion tonne kilometres
Caution should be taken when comparing these data to previous time periods because of the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, along with previously announced timings of the UK leaving the EU and the subsequent end of the transition period, have caused higher levels of volatility in freight statistics.
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