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Statistical Bulletin Transport Series - Trn/2005/1: Bus and Coach Statistics: 2003-04

2. Passenger journeys (boardings)

Table 2.1 Local bus services : Passenger journeys (boardings) by area

Area

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2003-04 % change over

1 year (2002-2003)

10 years (1993-94)

(a) Numbers

million

%

Scotland

525

514

494

467

438

413

434

436

441

445

449

1

-15

Great Britain

4,381

4,414

4,378

4,345

4,326

4,244

4,276

4,304

4,342

4,442

4,535

2

4

Great Britain Outside London

3,264

3,247

3,173

3,103

3,032

2,965

2,969

2,945

2,908

2,900

2,833

-2

-13

(b) Annual growth rates

%

Scotland

-1%

-2%

-4%

-5%

-6%

-6%

5%

0%

1%

1%

1%

Great Britain

-2%

1%

-1%

-1%

0%

-2%

1%

1%

1%

2%

2%

Great Britain Outside London

-3%

-1%

-2%

-2%

-2%

-2%

0%

-1%

-1%

0%

-2%

Table 2.2 Local bus services : Passenger journeys (boardings) per head of population

Area

1993-94

1994-95

1995-96

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-2000

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2003-04 % change over

1 year (2002-2003)

10 years (1993-94)

(a) Population

thousands

Scotland

5,092

5,102

5,104

5,092

5,083

5,077

5,072

5,063

5,064

5,055

5,057

Great Britain

56,037

56,154

56,279

56,381

56,496

56,628

56,802

56,960

57,149

57,510

57,851

(b) Local bus services : passenger journeys per head of population

passenger journeys per head

Scotland

103.2

100.6

96.8

91.7

86.2

81.3

85.6

86.0

87.1

88.1

88.8

1

-14

Great Britain

78.2

78.6

77.8

77.1

76.6

74.9

75.3

75.6

76.0

77.2

78.4

1

0

Ratio Scotland/Great Britain

1.32

1.28

1.24

1.19

1.13

1.08

1.14

1.14

1.15

1.14

1.13

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