Panorama of transport – statistical overview of transport in the European Union – data 1970-2000. 2002 edition

This publication sets out to describe, via statistics, the most important features of transport in the European Union. It describes transport not only in terms of the quantities of freight and passengers moved and the vehicles and infrastructure used, but also as part of the economy. This third edition is not just a simple updating of the previous edition; it widens its coverage to include, for the first time, maritime transport, a domain in which intra-EU trade has experienced a spectecular development, similar to that of road transport. The total maritime transport of goods is by far the most important when expressed in tonnage handled and, all the more so, expressed in tonne kilometres. This edition thus covers, for the first time, all the main transport modes. In recent years, the European Commission has placed increasing emphasis on the integration of environmental policies into sectoral policies such as transport. The panorama therefore provides a set of key statistics showing trends in energy consumption, pollutant emissions and safety, which will serve as measures of some of the main external impacts of transport. Users are invited to treat the 'Panorama of transport' as an entry point to the wide range of transport related data available at Eurostat.