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Indicator: Heavy goods vehicle mileage intensity D21
Heavy goods vehicle kilometres, GDP and their ratio: 1953 to 2002  
Indicator Chart
Change since
tick 1970
tick 1990
tick 1998

Coverage: Great Britain

Source: ONS, DfT

Objective: Develop distribution systems which support economic growth, protect the environment and benefit society
  • Although road freight has shown a strong increase, road freight intensity as measured by Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) kilometres per GDP has tended to decline since the mid-1960s.
  • This is in part due to a shift towards the use of larger articulated vehicles carrying a greater payload.

Page last modified: 21 April 2004  |  Page published: 21 April 2004