Table SGB1 Comparisons of Scotland and Great Britain (or the UK) - numbers
Numbers
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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Vehicles Licensed (all vehicles) | thousand |
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| Scotland | 2,023 | 2,073 | 2,131 | 2,188 | 2,262 | 2,330 | 2,383 | 2,448 | 2,531 | 2,587 | 2,648 |
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GB | 26,974 | 27,538 | 28,368 | 28,898 | 29,747 | 30,557 | 31,207 | 32,259 | 32,897 | 33,369 | 33,957 |
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Households with a Car (National Travel Survey, etc) | percent |
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| Scotland | 65 | 62 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 69 | .. | .. |
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GB | 70 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | .. | .. |
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Public Road Lengths (all roads) | Thousand kilometres |
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| Scotland | 53.1 | 53.3 | 53.5 | 53.9 | 54.1 | 54.6 | 54.5 | 54.5 | 54.8 | 54.9 | 55.0 |
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GB4 | 387.9 | 388.6 | 389.5 | 390.2 | 391.0 | 391.6 | 392.3 | | 387.7 | 388.0 | 398.4 | 398.9 |
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Road Traffic | billion vehicle kilometres |
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| Motorway |
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| Scotland | 4.85 | 5.07 | 5.16 | 5.41 | 5.57 | 5.73 | 5.86 | 6.09 | 6.15 | 6.44 | 6.58 |
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GB | 82.1 | 85.7 | 87.8 | 88.4 | 90.8 | 92.6 | 93.0 | 96.6 | 97.0 | 99.2 | 100.6 |
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A roads |
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| Scotland | 20.6 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 21.8 | 22.1 | 21.9 | 22.6 | 22.4 |
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GB1 | 207.5 | 210.0 | 212.6 | 211.7 | 215.1 | 218.6 | 221.0 | 224.1 | 223.1 | 226.1 | 224.9 |
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All roads (incl. B, C, unclassified) |
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| Scotland | 38.6 | 39.2 | 39.8 | 39.6 | 40.1 | 41.5 | 42.0 | 42.7 | 42.7 | 43.9 | 44.4 |
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GB1 | 450.3 | 458.5 | 467.0 | 467.1 | 474.4 | 486.5 | 490.4 | 498.6 | 499.4 | 506.4 | 513.0 |
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Road Accident Casualties Killed or Seriously Injured | thousand |
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| Scotland | 4.42 | 4.46 | 4.08 | 3.89 | 3.76 | 3.53 | 3.29 | 3.07 | 2.95 | 2.94 | 2.60 |
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GB | 46.6 | 44.3 | 42.5 | 41.6 | 40.6 | 39.4 | 37.2 | 34.4 | 32.2 | 31.8 | 30.7 |
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Local bus passenger journeys 5 | million |
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| Scotland | 448 | 424 | | 455 | 458 | 466 | 471 | 478 | 479 | 477 | 482 | .. |
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GB | 4,430 | 4,350 | 4,376 | 4,420 | 4,455 | 4,550 | 4,681 | 4,737 | 4,791 | 4,972 | .. |
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Rail passenger journeys 5 | million |
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| Scotland | 60.7 | 62.5 | 64.9 | 64.8 | 64.6 | 61.4 | 66.1 | 72.9 | 78.1 | .. | .. |
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GB | 846 | 892 | | 931 | 957 | 960 | 976 | 1,012 | 1,045 | 1,082 | 1,151 | 1,232 |
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Air terminal passengers 2 | million |
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| Scotland | 14.4 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 18.1 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 22.6 | 23.8 | 24.4 | 25.1 |
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UK | 146.7 | 158.9 | 168.4 | 179.9 | 181.2 | 188.8 | 200.0 | 215.7 | 228.2 | 235.2 | 240.7 |
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Freight Lifted | million tonnes |
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| Road |
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| Scotland | 157 | 156 | 156 | 159 | 151 | 154 | 153 | 173 | 166 | 172 | .. |
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GB | 1,643 | 1,630 | 1,567 | 1,593 | 1,581 | 1,627 | 1,643 | | 1,744 | 1,746 | 1,810 | .. |
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Rail 5 |
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| Scotland | 7.04 | 7.69 | 8.24 | 8.25 | 9.57 | 9.12 | 8.32 | 11.25 | 14.31 | 12.96 | .. |
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GB | 105 | 102 | | 92 | 95 | 94 | 87 | 89 | | 101 | | 108 | 108 | .. |
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Coastwise traffic |
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| Scotland | 34.5 | 39.7 | 35.3 | | 24.7 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 25.5 | 20.1 | .. |
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UK | 71.1 | 77.3 | 73.0 | | 63.1 | 58.5 | 59.5 | 58.5 | 59.8 | 65.1 | 56.7 | .. |
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Pipelines 7 |
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| Scotland | 25.7 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 28.1 | 28.1 | 28.0 | 27.7 | 27.6 | 27.6 | 27.8 | 27.5 |
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GB | 61.4 | 65.0 | 64.8 | 63.6 | 63.0 | 58.4 | 54.9 | 56.1 | 55.4 | 54.5 | 53.1 |
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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 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 |
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GB | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 69 |
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Public transport (bus, rail, underground) |
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| Scotland | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
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GB | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
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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. Provisional.
4. DfT improved its estimates with effect from 2004, causing a break in the series.
5. These figures are for financial years (April to March) which start in the relevant financial year (e.g. "1996" figures are for 1996-97 financial year)