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Table 9.11 Inland waterway freight traffic lifted and moved by mode of appearance

Freight lifted in Scotland

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

million tonnes

Bulk-liquid

6.12

10.12

8.78

7.10

7.01

6.70

6.61

6.49

6.73

7.48

6.57

Bulk-dry

1.96

1.03

1.00

0.91

0.83

1.04

1.38

1.40

1.43

1.51

1.02

Unitised forest products

0.23

0.24

0.29

0.20

0.12

0.23

0.17

0.21

0.20

0.24

0.16

Other semi-bulk

0.13

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Break bulk

0.05

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Other general cargo

..

0.24

0.51

0.43

0.52

0.10

0.14

0.23

0.17

0.60

0.10

Unit loads

0.99

0.61

0.83

1.36

1.57

1.89

1.89

1.83

1.97

2.37

2.26

Total

9.47

12.24

11.41

10.01

10.06

9.97

10.19

10.16

10.50

12.19

10.10

Freight moved ( weight x distance )

million tonne-kilometres

Bulk-liquid

140

220

200

150

150

150

150

140

160

170

150

Bulk-dry

80

40

40

40

40

40

60

50

60

60

40

Unitised forest products

10

-

10

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

-

Other semi-bulk

-

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Break bulk

-

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

..

Other general cargo

..

-

20

10

20

-

-

-

-

20

-

Unit loads

20

10

20

30

30

40

40

40

40

60

50

Total

240

280

280

240

240

240

250

250

268

320

250

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