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Table SGB1 Comparisons of Scotland and Great Britain (or the UK) - numbers
Numbers
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
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Vehicles Licensed (all vehicles) | thousand |
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Scotland | 1,910 | 1,966 | 2,023 | 2,073 | 2,131 | 2,188 | 2,262 | 2,330 | 2,383 | 2,448 | 2,531 |
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GB | 25,369 | 26,302 | 26,974 | 27,538 | 28,368 | 28,898 | 29,747 | 30,557 | 31,207 | 32,259 | 32,897 |
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Households with a Car (National Travel Survey, etc) | percent |
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Scotland | 64 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 69 | .. |
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GB | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 74 | .. |
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Public Road Lengths (all roads) | thousand kilometres |
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Scotland | 52.8 | 53.1 | 53.1 | 53.3 | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.1 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 54.8 |
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GB * | 386.4 | 387.0 | 387.9 | 388.6 | 389.5 | 390.2 | 391.0 | 391.6 | 392.3| | 387.7 | 388.0 |
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Road Traffic | billion vehicle kilometres |
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Motorway |
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Scotland | 4.32 | 4.59 | 4.85 | 5.07 | 5.16 | 5.41 | 5.57 | 5.73 | 5.86 | 6.09 | 6.15 |
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GB | 73.9 | 78.3 | 82.1 | 85.7 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 90.8 | 92.6 | 93.0 | 96.6 | 97.0 |
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A roads |
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Scotland | 19.7 | 20.3 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 21.9 |
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GB1 | 199.6 | 204.4 | 207.5 | 210.0 | 212.6 | 211.7 | 215.1 | 218.6 | 221.0 | 224.1 | 223.1 |
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All roads (incl. B, C, unclassified) |
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Scotland | 36.7 | 37.8 | 38.6 | 39.2 | 39.8 | 39.6 | 40.1 | 41.5 | 42.0 | 42.7 | 42.7 |
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GB1 | 429.7 | 441.1 | 450.3 | 458.5 | 467.0 | 467.1 | 474.4 | 486.5 | 490.4 | 498.6 | 499.4 |
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Road Accident Casualties Killed or Seriously Injured | thousand |
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Scotland | 5.34 | 4.40 | 4.42 | 4.46 | 4.08 | 3.89 | 3.76 | 3.52 | 3.28 | 3.06 | 2.89 |
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GB | 49.2 | 48.1 | 46.6 | 44.3 | 42.5 | 41.6 | 40.6 | 39.4 | 37.2 | 34.4 | 32.2 |
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Local bus passenger journeys $ | million |
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Scotland | 494 | 467 | 438 | 413| | 442 | 443 | 449 | 452 | 457 | 465 | .. |
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GB | 4,366 | 4,333 | 4,313 | 4,231 | 4,278 | 4,319 | 4,352 | 4,444 | 4,564 | 4,609 | .. |
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Rail passenger journeys $ | million |
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Scotland | 56.7 | 57.5 | 60.7 | 62.5 | 64.9 | 64.8 | 64.6 | 61.4 | 66.1 | 72.9 | .. |
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GB | 761 | 801 | 846 | 892| | 931 | 957 | 960 | 976 | 1,012 | 1,045 | 1,082 |
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Air terminal passengers 2 | million |
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Scotland | 12.3 | 13.2 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 23.8 |
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UK | 129.4 | 135.8 | 146.7 | 158.9 | 168.4 | 179.9 | 181.2 | 188.8 | 200.0 | 215.7 | 228.4 |
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Freight Lifted | million tonnes |
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Road 3 |
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Scotland | 158 | 162 | 157 | 156 | 156 | 159 | 151 | 154 | 153| | 173 | 166 |
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GB | 1,609 | 1,628 | 1,643 | 1,630 | 1,567 | 1,593 | 1,581 | 1,627 | 1,643| | 1,744 | 1,746 |
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Rail $ |
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Scotland | .. | 5.43 | 7.04 | 7.69 | 8.24 | 8.25 | 9.57 | 9.12 | 8.33 | 10.87 | .. |
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GB | 101| | 102 | 105 | 102| | 92 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 89| | 102 | 104 |
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Coastwise traffic |
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Scotland | 31.9 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 39.7 | 35.3| | 24.7 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 20.5 | .. |
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UK | 67.7 | 70.9 | 71.1 | 77.3 | 73.0| | 63.1 | 58.5 | 59.5 | 58.5 | 59.8 | .. |
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Pipelines 4 |
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Scotland | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.6 |
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GB | 60.0 | 67.8 | 61.4 | 65.0 | 64.8 | 63.6 | 63.0 | 58.4 | 54.9 | 56.1 | 55.4 |
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Average household expenditure on transport and vehicles 3 | £ per week |
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Scotland | 39.7 | 48.0 | 45.4 | .. | .. | | | | | | |
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GB | 43.2 | 48.7 | 54.7 | .. | .. | | | | | | |
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Travel to Work (Autumn: Labour Force Survey) | percent |
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Car (or van, minibus, works van) |
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Scotland | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 |
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GB | 68 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
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Public transport (bus, rail, underground)Scotland | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
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GB | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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*. DfT improved its estimates with effect from 2004, causing a break in the series.
$. These figures are for financial years (April to March) which start in the relevant financial year (eg "1995" figures are for 1995-96 financial year)
1. The GB figures relate to motor vehicle traffic only, and therefore exclude a small amount of pedal cycle traffic.
2. Data supplied by the Civil Aviation Authority.
3. These figures are for freight lifted by Heavy Goods Vehicles. The GB figures are for freight transported within GB; the Scottish figures include small amounts of freight destined for Northern Ireland and for outwith the UK.
4. The estimated amounts of crude oil and products carried by pipelines of length 50+ km.
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