Chapter 03 - Road Freight
Chapter 03 - Road Freight
1. Introduction
1.1 This chapter provides information about road freight lifted by UK-registered heavy goods vehicles (HGVs: over 3.5 tonnes gross weight), such as the weight of goods lifted in Scotland by origin and destination, the lengths of haul, the destinations within the UK and Europe, and the types of commodity lifted.
1.2 A change in methodology by the Department for Transport (DfT) in 2003 Continuous Survey of Road Goods Transport has resulted in a discontinuity in the series. Therefore road freight transported within the UK from 2004 onwards is not comparable with earlier years. Revisions have also been made to figures for the years 2011 to 2016.
2. Main Points
Good Lifted and Distance
2.1 In 2020, an estimated 93.3 million tonnes of goods were lifted within Scotland by UK HGVs and transported to destinations within Scotland. About 11.9 million tonnes of goods from Scotland were delivered to destinations elsewhere in the UK, and around 15.6 million tonnes were brought into Scotland from elsewhere in the UK. In comparison, the volume of international road freight by UK HGVs travelling to and from Scotland is very small: less than 1 million tonnes in 2020. (Table 3.1a and 3.1b)
2.2 Most road freight journeys are 100 kilometres or less in length: 17% of tonnes lifted by road in Scotland in 2020 were carried a distance of no more than 25 kilometres, and 27% travelled over 50 km but no more than 100 km. The average journey distance, which is calculated by dividing the total tonne-kilometres by the total tonnes lifted, was 108 km. (Table 3.2)
Originating in Scotland
2.3 Goods moved on journeys originating in Scotland with a destination in Scotland accounted for around 7.5 billion tonne-kilometres in 2020. The overall total, including journeys with destinations elsewhere in the UK and abroad, was around 11.6 billion tonne-kms, a decrease of 18% on 2019. (Table 3.3a)
Entering Scotland
2.4 In 2020, 15.6 million tonnes of goods entered Scotland on UK HGVs from the rest of the UK. 97% of these came from England. Around 70 per cent of the goods entering came from the North West (33%), Yorkshire and Humber (23%) and North East (19%) regions of England. Fewer goods leave Scotland for other UK countries (12 million tonnes) than enter from them but the proportions going to and coming from different areas are similar (Table 3.6).
2.5 In 2020, 'food products including beverages and tobacco' was the largest single category of goods lifted in Scotland, which remained in Scotland, accounting for 18.8 million tonnes out of the total of 93.3 million tonnes. (Table 3.4)
Destination
2.6 In 2020, UK-registered HGVs carried an estimated 276 thousand tonnes of goods from Scotland to countries outwith the UK, and 158 thousand tonnes from foreign countries into Scotland. Of goods leaving Scotland for abroad, carried by UK road hauliers, 35% went to France and 11% to the Netherlands. (Table 3.7)
2.7 In 2020, around 4% of goods leaving the UK lifted by UK HGVs originated in Scotland. (Table 3.5)
2.8 Generally in the period from 2016 to 2020, goods transported by UK-registered HGVs within Scotland were on journeys that started and finished within the same region. The Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) was the most active in terms of tonnage entering and leaving. There were 70 million tonnes on journeys within Scotland and 16 million of these were on journeys beginning in the SPT area (Table 3.8).
Notes
This worksheet contains one table.
note 1
These figures include an element of doublecounting as figures include both the domestic and international legs of the journey.
note 2
Due to changes in the methodology and processing system used by the Department for Transport, 2004 and post-2004 figures are not comparable with pre-2004 figures. More information about this change can be found at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/405241/road-freight-statistics-methodology-note.pdf
note 3
These figures include goods lifted by Northern Irish-based HGVs, so are slightly higher than those appearing in DfT's Road Freight Statisics.
note 4
GDP figures are available at https://www.gov.scot/publications/about-gdp/
note 5
Figures for 2019 Q3 have been revised due to an error found in processing, relating to some freight journeys origin and destination.
| Year | Scotland (million tonnes) | England (million tonnes) | Wales (million tonnes) | Northern Ireland (million tonnes) | Total UK outwith Scotland (million tonnes) | Outwith UK (million tonnes) [note1] | Total (million tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146.7 | 13.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 160.6 |
| 1991 | 135.6 | 12.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 12.8 | 0.4 | 148.8 |
| 1992 | 143.2 | 12.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 0.4 | 157.1 |
| 1993 | 144.8 | 13.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 0.6 | 158.9 |
| 1994 | 142.1 | 12.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 13.1 | 0.7 | 155.8 |
| 1995 | 142.6 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 14.5 | 0.6 | 157.7 |
| 1996 | 147.0 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 14.7 | 0.6 | 162.4 |
| 1997 | 140.5 | 15.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 16.3 | 0.6 | 157.4 |
| 1998 | 139.2 | 15.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 15.7 | 0.7 | 155.6 |
| 1999 | 139.4 | 14.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 15.7 | 0.7 | 155.8 |
| 2000 | 142.5 | 14.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 0.5 | 158.2 |
| 2001 | 134.9 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 15.4 | 0.5 | 150.8 |
| 2002 | 138.6 | 14.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 15.2 | 0.6 | 154.3 |
| 2003 | 138.0 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 14.8 | 0.6 | 153.4 |
| 2004 [note2] | 158.7 | 14.0 | [sample too small] | 0.3 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 173.7 |
| 2005 | 152.7 | 12.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 12.5 | 0.4 | 165.6 |
| 2006 | 155.5 | 13.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 14.2 | 0.4 | 170.0 |
| 2007 | 159.8 | 15.8 | 0.5 | [sample too small] | 16.4 | 0.6 | 176.8 |
| 2008 | 144.2 | 11.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 12.3 | 0.5 | 157.0 |
| 2009 | 118.8 | 12.2 | [sample too small] | 0.2 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 131.9 |
| 2010 | 116.8 | 13.9 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 14.8 | 0.4 | 131.9 |
| 2011 [revised] | 121.0 | 12.8 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 13.5 | 0.3 | 134.8 |
| 2012 [revised] | 123.5 | 12.4 | [sample too small] | 0.7 | 13.5 | 0.3 | 137.2 |
| 2013 [revised] | 111.8 | 12.6 | [sample too small] | 0.2 | 13.0 | 0.3 | 125.0 |
| 2014 [revised] | 109.1 | 13.3 | [sample too small] | 0.1 | 13.5 | 0.2 | 122.9 |
| 2015 [revised] | 115.8 | 15.8 | [sample too small] | 0.5 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 132.7 |
| 2016 [revised] | 123.6 | 15.7 | [sample too small] | 0.4 | 16.2 | 0.2 | 139.9 |
| 2017 | 107.6 | 14.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 14.8 | 0.2 | 122.6 |
| 2018 | 111.4 | 16.5 | [sample too small] | 0.2 | 17.0 | 0.2 | 128.6 |
| 2019 [Note 5] | 103.2 | 15 | [sample too small] | 0.4 | 15.5 | 0.4 | 119.1 |
| 2020 | 93.3 | 11.5 | [sample too small] | 0.2 | 11.9 | 0.3 | 105.5 |
| Year | Scotland (million tonnes) | England (million tonnes) | Wales (million tonnes) | Northern Ireland (million tonnes) | Total UK outwith Scotland (million tonnes) | Outwith UK (million tonnes) [note1] | Total (million tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146.7 | 16.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 17.2 | 0.2 | 164.1 |
| 1991 | 135.6 | 16.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 17.3 | 0.2 | 153.0 |
| 1992 | 143.2 | 16.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 160.1 |
| 1993 | 144.8 | 16.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 17.2 | 0.2 | 162.2 |
| 1994 | 142.1 | 17.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 18.2 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1995 | 142.6 | 18.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 18.9 | 0.3 | 161.8 |
| 1996 | 147.0 | 19.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 19.6 | 0.3 | 166.9 |
| 1997 | 140.5 | 20.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 20.6 | 0.3 | 161.4 |
| 1998 | 139.2 | 18.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 158.2 |
| 1999 | 139.4 | 18.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 19.2 | 0.3 | 158.9 |
| 2000 | 142.5 | 19.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 20.3 | 0.2 | 163.0 |
| 2001 | 134.9 | 18.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 19.3 | 0.2 | 154.4 |
| 2002 | 138.6 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 18.3 | 0.2 | 157.1 |
| 2003 | 138.0 | 20.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 20.9 | 0.2 | 159.1 |
| 2004 [note2] | 158.7 | 17.5 | [sample too small] | 0.2 | 17.9 | 0.3 | 176.9 |
| 2005 | 152.7 | 16.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 17.4 | 0.2 | 170.4 |
| 2006 | 155.5 | 18.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 18.9 | 0.2 | 174.6 |
| 2007 | 159.8 | 21.2 | 0.6 | [sample too small] | 21.9 | 0.3 | 182.0 |
| 2008 | 144.2 | 17.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17.7 | 0.3 | 162.2 |
| 2009 | 118.8 | 15.5 | [sample too small] | 0.4 | 16.0 | 0.2 | 134.9 |
| 2010 | 116.8 | 17.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 17.9 | 0.2 | 134.9 |
| 2011 [revised] | 121.0 | 16.8 | [sample too small] | 0.3 | 17.5 | 0.1 | 138.5 |
| 2012 [revised] | 123.5 | 18.8 | [sample too small] | 0.5 | 19.6 | 0.1 | 143.2 |
| 2013 [revised] | 111.8 | 15.8 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 16.2 | 0.1 | 128.1 |
| 2014 [revised] | 109.1 | 17.7 | [sample too small] | 0.2 | 18.2 | 0.1 | 127.4 |
| 2015 [revised] | 115.8 | 19.7 | [sample too small] | 0.5 | 20.3 | 0.2 | 136.2 |
| 2016 [revised] | 123.6 | 18.9 | [sample too small] | 0.2 | 19.3 | 0.1 | 143.0 |
| 2017 | 107.6 | 18.2 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 19.0 | 0.1 | 126.7 |
| 2018 | 111.4 | 19.4 | [sample too small] | 0.3 | 19.8 | 0.1 | 131.3 |
| 2019 [Note 5] | 103.2 | 18 | [sample too small] | 0.4 | 18.7 | 0.2 | 122.1 |
| 2020 | 93.3 | 15.1 | [sample too small] | 0.2 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 109.1 |
| Length of haul (kilometres) | Tonnes (millions) | Tonnes (percentages) | Tonne-kilometres (millions) | Tonne-kilometres (percentages) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 25 | 17.4 | 17 | 254 | 2 |
| 26 to 50 | 25.3 | 24 | 981 | 9 |
| 51 to 100 | 27.1 | 26 | 1920 | 17 |
| 101 to 150 | 10.7 | 10 | 1341 | 12 |
| 151 to 200 | 8.5 | 8 | 1435 | 13 |
| 201 to 300 | 7.6 | 7 | 1892 | 17 |
| 301 to 400 | 5.2 | 5 | 1821 | 16 |
| 401 to 500 | 1.8 | 2 | 773 | 7 |
| over 500 | 1.6 | 1 | 977 | 9 |
| All | 105.2 | 100 | 11395 | 100 |
| Year | Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) | England (million tonne-kilometres) | Wales (million tonne-kilometres) | Northern Ireland (million tonne-kilometres) | Total UK outwith Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) | Outwith UK (million tonne-kilometres) [note1] | Total (million tonne-kilometres) | Total (index; 2010 = 100) | Scottish GDP (Gross Value Added for all industries) (index, 2010 = 100) | Road freight intensity (index, 2010 = 100) | Scottish GDP (Gross Value Added for all industries) (index, 2017 = 100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,729 | 4,738 | 158 | 39 | 4,935 | 645 | 12,309 | 97 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1991 | 6,543 | 4,525 | 241 | 15 | 4,781 | 585 | 11,909 | 94 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1992 | 6,714 | 4,482 | 278 | 36 | 4,796 | 611 | 12,121 | 95 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1993 | 6,810 | 4,613 | 169 | 34 | 4,816 | 800 | 12,426 | 98 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1994 | 7,269 | 4,538 | 141 | 50 | 4,729 | 997 | 12,995 | 102 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1995 | 7,615 | 5,273 | 142 | 48 | 5,463 | 887 | 13,965 | 110 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1996 | 7,627 | 5,464 | 155 | 25 | 5,644 | 892 | 14,163 | 112 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1997 | 7,373 | 5,669 | 211 | 24 | 5,904 | 959 | 14,236 | 112 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1998 | 7,809 | 5,904 | 162 | 22 | 6,088 | 959 | 14,856 | 117 | 75 | 156 | 64.7 |
| 1999 | 8,063 | 5,619 | 317 | 33 | 5,969 | 956 | 14,988 | 118 | 75 | 157 | 65 |
| 2000 | 8,088 | 5,567 | 305 | 70 | 5,942 | 787 | 14,817 | 117 | 75 | 155 | 65 |
| 2001 | 7,930 | 5,570 | 186 | 48 | 5,804 | 691 | 14,425 | 114 | 78 | 146 | 67 |
| 2002 | 7,873 | 5,168 | 194 | 42 | 5,404 | 893 | 14,170 | 112 | 80 | 140 | 69 |
| 2003 | 8,052 | 5,381 | 122 | 60 | 5,563 | 817 | 14,432 | 114 | 82 | 139 | 71 |
| 2004 [note2] | 9,059 | 5,367 | * | 63 | 5,544 | 592 | 15,195 | 120 | 85 | 140 | 74 |
| 2005 | 8,444 | 4,405 | 146 | 34 | 4,585 | 477 | 13,507 | 106 | 89 | 120 | 77 |
| 2006 | 8,282 | 4,859 | 317 | 87 | 5,263 | 412 | 13,957 | 110 | 92 | 120 | 80 |
| 2007 | 8,402 | 5,654 | 207 | [sample too small] | 5,880 | 668 | 14,950 | 118 | 96 | 123 | 83 |
| 2008 | 8,321 | 4,208 | 273 | 49 | 4,530 | 533 | 13,384 | 105 | 99 | 107 | 86 |
| 2009 | 6,788 | 4,199 | [sample too small] | 30 | 4,345 | 519 | 11,652 | 92 | 101 | 91 | 87 |
| 2010 | 7,173 | 4,708 | 351 | 18 | 5,077 | 445 | 12,695 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 87 |
| 2011 [revised] | 8,065 | 4,068 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 4,377 | 370 | 12,813 | 101 | 102 | 99 | 88 |
| 2012 [revised] | 7,704 | 3,841 | [sample too small] | 130 | 4,176 | 358 | 12,239 | 96 | 105 | 92 | 91 |
| 2013 [revised] | 7,266 | 4,223 | [sample too small] | 25 | 4,333 | 306 | 11,906 | 94 | 108 | 87 | 93 |
| 2014 [revised] | 7,226 | 4,470 | [sample too small] | 36 | 4,551 | 280 | 12,056 | 95 | 111 | 86 | 96 |
| 2015 [revised] | 7,708 | 5,394 | [sample too small] | 64 | 5,676 | 250 | 13,634 | 107 | 111 | 97 | 96 |
| 2016 [revised] | 9,382 | 5,165 | [sample too small] | 73 | 5,276 | 225 | 14,883 | 117 | 113 | 104 | 98 |
| 2017 | 7,722 | 4,927 | 231 | 42 | 5,201 | 208 | 13,130 | 103 | 116 | 89 | 100 |
| 2018 | 8,872 | 5,345 | [sample too small] | 39 | 5,522 | 245 | 14,640 | 115 | 119 | 97 | 103 |
| 2019 [Note 5] | 8,686 | 5,058 | [sample too small] | 57 | 5,160 | 395 | 14,242 | 112 | 121 | 93 | 105 |
| 2020 | 7,490 | 3,728 | [sample too small] | 34 | 3,904 | 234 | 11,628 | 92 | 126 | 72 | 109 |
| Year | Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) | England (million tonne-kilometres) | Wales (million tonne-kilometres) | Northern Ireland (million tonne-kilometres) | Total UK outwith Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) | Outwith UK (million tonne-kilometres) [note1] | Total (million tonne-kilometres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,729 | 5,886 | 177 | 23 | 6,086 | 282 | 13,097 |
| 1991 | 6,543 | 5,807 | 259 | 22 | 6,088 | 318 | 12,949 |
| 1992 | 6,714 | 5,778 | 166 | 23 | 5,967 | 320 | 13,001 |
| 1993 | 6,810 | 5,846 | 215 | 13 | 6,074 | 353 | 13,237 |
| 1994 | 7,269 | 6,220 | 176 | 29 | 6,425 | 373 | 14,067 |
| 1995 | 7,615 | 6,747 | 150 | 56 | 6,953 | 379 | 14,947 |
| 1996 | 7,627 | 7,031 | 198 | 20 | 7,249 | 371 | 15,247 |
| 1997 | 7,373 | 7,171 | 178 | 8 | 7,357 | 369 | 15,099 |
| 1998 | 7,809 | 7,130 | 158 | 6 | 7,294 | 335 | 15,438 |
| 1999 | 8,063 | 7,081 | 178 | 23 | 7,282 | 334 | 15,679 |
| 2000 | 8,088 | 7,113 | 143 | 33 | 7,289 | 334 | 15,711 |
| 2001 | 7,930 | 7,094 | 148 | 31 | 7,273 | 256 | 15,459 |
| 2002 | 7,873 | 6,787 | 168 | 29 | 6,984 | 287 | 15,144 |
| 2003 | 8,052 | 7,490 | 128 | 36 | 7,653 | 288 | 15,993 |
| 2004 [note2] | 9,059 | 6,413 | [sample too small] | 34 | 6,536 | 276 | 15,870 |
| 2005 | 8,444 | 6,251 | 235 | 45 | 6,531 | 246 | 15,221 |
| 2006 | 8,282 | 6,804 | 142 | 16 | 6,962 | 181 | 15,425 |
| 2007 | 8,402 | 7,156 | 329 | [sample too small] | 7,509 | 290 | 16,201 |
| 2008 | 8,321 | 5,801 | 201 | 77 | 6,080 | 233 | 14,634 |
| 2009 | 6,788 | 5,393 | [sample too small] | 32 | 5,460 | 176 | 12,424 |
| 2010 | 7,173 | 5,888 | 212 | 32 | 6,132 | 170 | 13,475 |
| 2011 [revised] | 8,065 | 5,347 | [sample too small] | 65 | 5,563 | 119 | 13,747 |
| 2012 [revised] | 7,704 | 5,551 | [sample too small] | 101 | 5,835 | 126 | 13,666 |
| 2013 [revised] | 7,266 | 5,376 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 5,525 | 124 | 12,915 |
| 2014 [revised] | 7,226 | 6,010 | [sample too small] | 58 | 6,191 | 105 | 13,522 |
| 2015 [revised] | 7,708 | 6,601 | [sample too small] | 101 | 6,788 | 196 | 14,691 |
| 2016 [revised] | 9,382 | 6,489 | [sample too small] | 47 | 6,628 | 134 | 16,144 |
| 2017 | 7,722 | 6,103 | [sample too small] | 41 | 6,415 | 144 | 14,281 |
| 2018 | 8,872 | 6,615 | [sample too small] | 46 | 6,695 | 125 | 15,693 |
| 2019 [Note 5] | 8,686 | 5,790 | [sample too small] | 74 | 5,973 | 153 | 14,813 |
| 2020 | 7,490 | 5,410 | [sample too small] | 54 | 5,598 | 123 | 13,211 |
| Year | Road freight moved by UK HGVs on journeys originating in Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) | Road freight moved by UK HGVs on journeys originating in Scotland (index; 2010 = 100) | Road freight moved by UK HGVs on journeys originating in Scotland (index; 2017 = 100) | Scottish GDP (Gross Value Added for all industries) (index, 2017 = 100) [note4] | Scottish GDP (Gross Value Added for all industries) (index, 2010 = 100) [note4] | Road freight intensity (index, 2010 = 100) | Road freight intensity (index, 2017 = 100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,309 | 97 | 94 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] | #VALUE! |
| 1991 | 11,909 | 94 | 91 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] | #VALUE! |
| 1992 | 12,121 | 95 | 92 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1993 | 12,426 | 98 | 95 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1994 | 12,995 | 102 | 99 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1995 | 13,965 | 110 | 106 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1996 | 14,163 | 112 | 108 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1997 | 14,236 | 112 | 108 | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1998 | 14,856 | 117 | 113 | 64.7 | 75 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1999 | 14,988 | 118 | 114 | 65.1 | 75 | 157 | 175 |
| 2000 | 14,817 | 117 | 113 | 65.3 | 75 | 155 | 173 |
| 2001 | 14,425 | 114 | 110 | 67.2 | 78 | 146 | 163 |
| 2002 | 14,170 | 112 | 108 | 69.0 | 80 | 140 | 156 |
| 2003 | 14,432 | 114 | 110 | 70.8 | 82 | 139 | 155 |
| 2004 [note2] | 15,195 | 120 | 116 | 73.9 | 85 | 140 | 157 |
| 2005 | 13,507 | 106 | 103 | 76.9 | 89 | 120 | 134 |
| 2006 | 13,957 | 110 | 106 | 79.6 | 92 | 120 | 134 |
| 2007 | 14,950 | 118 | 114 | 82.6 | 96 | 123 | 138 |
| 2008 | 13,384 | 105 | 102 | 85.5 | 99 | 107 | 119 |
| 2009 | 11,652 | 92 | 89 | 87.3 | 101 | 91 | 102 |
| 2010 | 12,695 | 100 | 97 | 86.5 | 100 | 100 | 112 |
| 2011 [revised] | 12,813 | 101 | 98 | 88.3 | 102 | 99 | 111 |
| 2012 [revised] | 12,239 | 96 | 93 | 91.0 | 105 | 92 | 102 |
| 2013 [revised] | 11,906 | 94 | 91 | 93.5 | 108 | 87 | 97 |
| 2014 [revised] | 12,056 | 95 | 92 | 95.6 | 111 | 86 | 96 |
| 2015 [revised] | 13,634 | 107 | 104 | 96.2 | 111 | 97 | 108 |
| 2016 [revised] | 14,883 | 117 | 113 | 97.5 | 113 | 104 | 116 |
| 2017 | 13,130 | 103 | 100 | 100.0 | 116 | 89 | 100 |
| 2018 | 14,640 | 115 | 112 | 102.8 | 119 | 97 | 109 |
| 2019 [Note 5] | 14,242 | 112 | 108 | 104.9 | 121 | 93 | 103 |
| 2020 | 11,628 | 92 | 89 | 109.4 | 126 | 72 | 81 |
| Year | Road freight moved by UK HGVs on journeys originating in Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) | Road freight moved by UK HGVs on journeys originating in Scotland (index; 2010 = 100) | Scottish GDP (Gross Value Added for all industries) (index, 2010 = 100) [note4] | Road freight intensity (index, 2010 = 100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,309 | 97 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1991 | 11,909 | 94 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1992 | 12,121 | 95 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1993 | 12,426 | 98 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1994 | 12,995 | 102 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1995 | 13,965 | 110 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1996 | 14,163 | 112 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1997 | 14,236 | 112 | [not available] | [not available] |
| 1998 | 14,856 | 117 | 75 | 156 |
| 1999 | 14,988 | 118 | 75 | 157 |
| 2000 | 14,817 | 117 | 75 | 155 |
| 2001 | 14,425 | 114 | 78 | 146 |
| 2002 | 14,170 | 112 | 80 | 140 |
| 2003 | 14,432 | 114 | 82 | 139 |
| 2004 [note2] | 15,195 | 120 | 85 | 140 |
| 2005 | 13,507 | 106 | 89 | 120 |
| 2006 | 13,957 | 110 | 92 | 120 |
| 2007 | 14,950 | 118 | 96 | 123 |
| 2008 | 13,384 | 105 | 99 | 107 |
| 2009 | 11,652 | 92 | 101 | 91 |
| 2010 | 12,695 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| 2011 [revised] | 12,813 | 101 | 102 | 99 |
| 2012 [revised] | 12,239 | 96 | 105 | 92 |
| 2013 [revised] | 11,906 | 94 | 108 | 87 |
| 2014 [revised] | 12,056 | 95 | 111 | 86 |
| 2015 [revised] | 13,634 | 107 | 111 | 97 |
| 2016 [revised] | 14,883 | 117 | 113 | 104 |
| 2017 | 13,130 | 103 | 116 | 89 |
| 2018 | 14,640 | 115 | 119 | 97 |
| 2019 | 14,242 | 112 | 121 | 93 |
| 2020 | 11,628 | 92 | 126 | 72 |
| Commodity | Goods remaining in Scotland (thousand tonnes) [note 3] | Goods entering Scotland from rest of the UK (thousand tonnes) [note 3] | Goods leaving Scotland for rest of UK (thousand tonnes) [note 3] | Goods remaining in Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) [note 3] | Goods entering Scotland from rest of the UK (million tonne-kilometres) [note 3] | Goods leaving Scotland for rest of UK (million tonne-kilometres) [note 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Products of agriculture, forestry, raw materials (subtotal) | 28,700 | 2,519 | 2,470 | 2,081 | 785 | 775 |
| Agricultural products | 12,991 | 2,163 | 1,764 | 1,203 | 674 | 584 |
| Coal and lignite | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Metal ore and other mining and quarrying | 15,642 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 876 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Food products, including beverages and tobacco (subtotal) | 18,784 | 4,276 | 2,807 | 1,701 | 1,509 | 930 |
| Textile, leather and wood products (subtotal) | 7,528 | 898 | 1,896 | 785 | 296 | 538 |
| Textiles and textile products; leather and leather products | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Wood products | 6,971 | 704 | 1,814 | 727 | 237 | 519 |
| Metal, mineral and chemical products (subtotal) | 12,718 | 3,128 | 1,358 | 1,012 | 1,170 | 469 |
| Coke and refined petroleum products | 5,841 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 441 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Chemical products | 2,713 | 766 | [sample too small] | 251 | 270 | [sample too small] |
| Glass, cement and other non-metallic mineral products | 3,377 | 2,030 | [sample too small] | 253 | 780 | [sample too small] |
| Metal products | 787 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 67 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Machinery and equipment, consumer durables (subtotal) | 3,172 | 1,241 | [sample too small] | 248 | 519 | [sample too small] |
| Machinery and equipment | 2,511 | 678 | [sample too small] | 205 | 297 | [sample too small] |
| Transport equipment | 433 | 436 | [sample too small] | 29 | 183 | [sample too small] |
| Furniture | 228 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 14 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Other products (subtotal) | 22,422 | 3,511 | 3,118 | 1,663 | 1,319 | 1,096 |
| Waste related products | 10,747 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 723 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Mail, parcels | 1,463 | 602 | [sample too small] | 125 | 230 | [sample too small] |
| Empty containers, pallets and other packaging | 1,475 | 552 | 302 | 107 | 189 | 96 |
| Household and office removals | 1,333 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 111 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Grouped goods | 6,857 | 1,601 | 969 | 537 | 597 | 390 |
| Unidentifiable goods | 547 | 487 | [sample too small] | 60 | 194 | [sample too small] |
| Other goods | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Total | 93,324 | 15,574 | 11,899 | 7,490 | 5,598 | 3,904 |
| Commodity | Total goods entering UK (thousand tonnes) [note 3] | Of which entering Scotland (thousand tonnes) [note 3] | Total goods leaving UK (thousand tonnes) [note 3] | Of which leaving Scotland (thousand tonnes) [note 3] | Total goods entering UK (million tonne-kilometres) [note 3] | Of which entering Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) [note 3] | Total goods leaving UK (million tonne-kilometres) [note 3] | Of which leaving Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) [note 3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Products of agriculture, forestry, raw materials (subtotal) | 697 | [sample too small] | 1,643 | 94 | 238 | [sample too small] | 621 | 69 |
| Agricultural products | 366 | [sample too small] | 315 | [sample too small] | 135 | [sample too small] | 63 | [sample too small] |
| Coal and lignite | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 1,287 | 73 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 533 | 65 |
| Metal ore and other mining and quarrying | 302 | [sample too small] | 41 | [sample too small] | 92 | [sample too small] | 25 | [sample too small] |
| Food products, including beverages and tobacco (subtotal) | 1,723 | 69 | 256 | [sample too small] | 773 | 47 | 80 | [sample too small] |
| Textile, leather and wood products (subtotal) | 335 | [sample too small] | 452 | [sample too small] | 134 | [sample too small] | 186 | [sample too small] |
| Textiles and textile products; leather and leather products | 48 | [sample too small] | 92 | [sample too small] | 24 | [sample too small] | 17 | [sample too small] |
| Wood products | 286 | [sample too small] | 360 | [sample too small] | 110 | [sample too small] | 168 | [sample too small] |
| Metal, mineral and chemical products (subtotal) | 795 | [sample too small] | 1,324 | 32 | 339 | [sample too small] | 544 | 39 |
| Coke and refined petroleum products | 91 | [sample too small] | 646 | [sample too small] | 19 | [sample too small] | 126 | [sample too small] |
| Chemical products | 235 | [sample too small] | 147 | [sample too small] | 141 | [sample too small] | 71 | [sample too small] |
| Glass, cement and other non-metallic mineral products | 366 | [sample too small] | 401 | 29 | 109 | [sample too small] | 250 | 34 |
| Metal products | 103 | [sample too small] | 130 | [sample too small] | 69 | [sample too small] | 97 | [sample too small] |
| Machinery and equipment, consumer durables (subtotal) | 514 | 25 | 361 | [sample too small] | 373 | 26 | 122 | [sample too small] |
| Machinery and equipment | 310 | 25 | 26 | [sample too small] | 182 | 26 | 24 | [sample too small] |
| Transport equipment | 177 | [sample too small] | 145 | [sample too small] | 159 | [sample too small] | 33 | [sample too small] |
| Furniture | 27 | [sample too small] | 189 | [sample too small] | 32 | [sample too small] | 65 | [sample too small] |
| Other products (subtotal) | 1,332 | 19 | 7,413 | 286 | 482 | 17 | 2,869 | 244 |
| Waste related products | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 84 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 47 | [sample too small] |
| Mail, parcels | 170 | [sample too small] | 80 | [sample too small] | 56 | [sample too small] | 37 | [sample too small] |
| Empty containers, pallets and other packaging | 77 | [sample too small] | 1,039 | [sample too small] | 35 | [sample too small] | 394 | [sample too small] |
| Household and office removals | 81 | [sample too small] | 102 | [sample too small] | 20 | [sample too small] | 45 | [sample too small] |
| Grouped goods | 871 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 334 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Unidentifiable goods | 60 | [sample too small] | 6,108 | [sample too small] | 28 | [sample too small] | 2,347 | [sample too small] |
| Other goods | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 276 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 234 |
| Total | 5,397 | 158 | 11,450 | 451 | 2,338 | 123 | 4,421 | 374 |
| Origin or destination of journey | Goods entering Scotland (thousand tonnes) | Goods leaving Scotland (thousand tonnes) | Goods entering Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) | Goods leaving Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15,076 | 11,462 | 5,410 | 3,728 |
| North East | 2,930 | 2,504 | 686 | 514 |
| North West | 5,121 | 4,588 | 1,615 | 1,229 |
| Yorkshire & the Humber | 3,590 | 1,959 | 1,309 | 754 |
| East Midlands | 1,090 | 655 | 523 | 309 |
| West Midlands | 1,428 | 1,182 | 688 | 524 |
| East | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| London | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| South East | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| South West | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Wales | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Northern Ireland | 229 | 185 | 54 | 34 |
| Total elsewhere in UK | 15,574 | 11,899 | 5,598 | 3,904 |
| Origin or destination of journey | Goods entering Scotland (thousand tonnes) | Goods leaving Scotland (thousand tonnes) | Goods entering Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) | Goods leaving Scotland (million tonne-kilometres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Belgium & Luxembourg | 41 | [sample too small] | 35,482 | [sample too small] |
| Bulgaria | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Croatia | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Cyprus | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Czech Republic | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Denmark | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Estonia | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Finland | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| France | 15 | 96 | 18,924 | 99,415 |
| Germany | [sample too small] | 21 | [sample too small] | 22,596 |
| Greece | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Hungary | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Ireland | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Italy | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Latvia | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Lithuania | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Malta | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Netherlands | 24 | 31 | 20,536 | 20,452 |
| Poland | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Portugal | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Romania | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Slovakia | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Slovenia | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Spain | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Sweden | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Total EU countries | 157 | 270 | 121,733 | 224,747 |
| Other countries | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] |
| Total outwith UK | 158 | 276 | 122,897 | 233,572 |
| Origin or destination of journey | ZetTrans (destination) | HITRANS (destination) | NESTRANS (destination) | TACTRAN (destination) | SESTRAN (destination) | SPT (destination) | Swestrans (destination) | Scotland (destination) | Elsewhere in the UK (destination) | Total (destination) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZetTrans (origin) | 263 | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 265 | [sample too small] | 265 |
| HITRANS (origin) | [sample too small] | 10,798 | 531 | 191 | 175 | 457 | [sample too small] | 12,184 | 1,805 | 13,989 |
| NESTRANS (origin) | [sample too small] | 650 | 8,767 | 232 | 317 | 298 | [sample too small] | 10,294 | 1,398 | 11,692 |
| TACTRAN (origin) | [sample too small] | 228 | 346 | 1,885 | 681 | 681 | 49 | 3,870 | 551 | 4,421 |
| SESTRAN (origin) | [sample too small] | 328 | 492 | 522 | 9,956 | 1,844 | 326 | 13,469 | 1,605 | 15,074 |
| SPT (origin) | [sample too small] | 400 | 392 | 434 | 1,865 | 12,238 | 490 | 15,819 | 2,332 | 18,151 |
| Swestrans (origin) | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | [sample too small] | 226 | 181 | 381 | 1,798 | 2,644 | 1,339 | 3,983 |
| Scotland (origin) | 266 | 12,463 | 10,529 | 3,491 | 13,175 | 15,899 | 2,722 | 58,544 | 9,030 | 67,574 |
| Elsewhere in the UK (origin) | [sample too small] | 1,924 | 2,112 | 533 | 2,372 | 2,991 | 1,352 | 11,284 | 1,358,725 | 1,370,009 |
| Total (origin) | 266 | 14,387 | 12,641 | 4,023 | 15,547 | 18,890 | 4,073 | 69,828 | 1,367,755 | 1,437,583 |