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| Bus and Coach Statistics: 1997-98 |
| 1. Distance Travelled (vehicle kilometres) |
| Table 1.1 Vehicle kilometres by type of service |
| Type of service | 1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
1997-98 % change over |
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1 year (1996-97) |
10 years (1987-88) |
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| (a) Scotland | million vehicle kilometres |
% | |||||||||||
| Local bus services | 329 |
325 |
336 |
336 |
355 |
347 |
361 |
368 |
350 |
368 |
368 |
0 |
12 |
| Other (non-local) services | 145 |
154 |
167 |
166 |
173 |
156 |
156 |
145 |
155 |
166 |
189 |
14 |
30 |
| All services | 474 |
480 |
503 |
502 |
528 |
503 |
517 |
513 |
505 |
534 |
557 |
4 |
18 |
| Annual growth rates | % |
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| Local bus services | 8.9% |
-1.2% |
3.4% |
0.0% |
5.7% |
-2.3% |
4.0% |
1.9% |
-4.9% |
5.1% |
0.0% |
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| Other (non-local) services | -1.4% |
6.2% |
8.4% |
-0.6% |
4.2% |
-9.8% |
0.0% |
-7.1% |
6.9% |
7.1% |
13.9% |
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| (b) Great Britain | million vehicle kilometres |
% |
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| Local bus services | 2,342 |
2,390 |
2,442 |
2,448 |
2,488 |
2,515 |
2,585 |
2,649 |
2,623 |
2,638 |
2,632 |
0 |
12 |
| Other (non-local) services | 1,322 |
1,349 |
1,394 |
1,390 |
1,391 |
1,349 |
1,440 |
1,428 |
1,482 |
1,503 |
1,559 |
4 |
18 |
| All services | 3,664 |
3,738 |
3,835 |
3,838 |
3,879 |
3,864 |
4,026 |
4,077 |
4,105 |
4,141 |
4,191 |
1 |
14 |
| Table 1.2 Local Bus Services : Vehicle kilometres per head of population, and on commercial and on subsidised services |
1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 |
1997-98 % change over |
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1 year (1996-97) |
10 years (1987-88) |
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| Vehicle kilometres per head of population | |||||||||||||
| (a) Population | thousands |
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| Scotland | 5,113 | 5,093 |
5,097 |
5,102 |
5,107 |
5,111 |
5,120 |
5,132 |
5,137 |
5,128 |
5,123 |
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| Great Britain | 55,434 |
55,580 |
55,775 |
55,972 |
56,207 |
56,388 |
56,559 |
56,753 |
56,957 |
57,138 |
57,334 |
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| (b) Vehicle kilometres per head of population | |||||||||||||
vehicle km per head of population |
% |
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| Scotland | 64.3 |
63.8 |
65.9 |
65.9 |
69.5 |
67.9 |
70.5 |
71.7 |
68.1 |
71.8 |
71.8 |
0 |
12 |
| Great Britain | 42.2 |
43.0 |
43.8 |
43.7 |
44.3 |
44.6 |
45.7 |
46.7 |
46.1 |
46.2 |
45.9 |
-1 |
9 |
| Ratio Scotland/Great Britain | 1.52 |
1.48 |
1.51 |
1.51 |
1.57 |
1.52 |
1.54 |
1.54 |
1.48 |
1.55 |
1.56 |
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| Vehicle kilometres on commercial and subsidised services | |||||||||||||
| (a) Scotland | million vehicle kilometres |
% |
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| Commercial | 281 |
281 |
289 |
292 |
304 |
301 |
307 |
317 |
295 |
311 |
310 |
0 |
10 |
| Subsidised | 48 |
44 |
47 |
44 |
51 |
46 |
54 |
51 |
54 |
57 |
58 |
3 |
21 |
| Subsidised % of total | 14.6% |
13.5% |
14.0% |
13.1% |
14.4% |
13.3% |
15.0% |
13.9% |
15.4% |
15.5% |
15.8% |
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| (b) GB Outside London | |||||||||||||
| Commercial | 1,717 |
1,754 |
1,789 |
1,804 |
1,816 |
1,834 |
1,881 |
1,935 |
1,903 |
1,937 |
1,908 |
-2 |
11 |
| Subsidised | 348 |
350 |
361 |
340 |
357 |
351 |
361 |
357 |
366 |
359 |
362 |
1 |
4 |
| Subsidised % of total | 16.9% |
16.6% |
16.8% |
15.9% |
16.4% |
16.1% |
16.1% |
15.6% |
16.1% |
15.6% |
15.9% |
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