HC Deb 31 March 1994 vol 240 c1031W
Mr. Quentin Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proportion of freight traffic was carried by road transport and what proportion by rail transport, over

Proportion of freight traffic
Country 1991 1982 1972
Road Rail Road Rail Road Rail
Great Britain1 89 11 86 14 81 19
United States of America 44 56 34 66 37 63
Germany2 57 43 51 49 48 52
France 68 32 61 39 51 49
Japan 91 9 86 14 72 28
1All goods vehicles, including those up to 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight.
2Former Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic with estimates as necessary.

Source: "Transport Statistics Great Britain" and "International Comparisons of Transport Statistics Part 1: Intermodal".