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Bus and Coach Statistics: 1997-98
 
3. Fares
 
Table 3.1 Local bus services : fare indices
 
Area

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

1 year (1996-97)

10 years (1987-88)

(a) Current prices

Index 1995 = 100

 

%

Scotland

65.1

67.7

71.2

76.6

82.5

88.2

91.3

96.9

100.8

108.0

116.5

8

79

Great Britain

60.9

64.6

69.8

76.8

83.6

88.4

92.4

96.7

101.2

106.3

112.0

5

84

Great Britain Outside London

62.7

65.9

70.9

78.0

84.8

89.4

92.8

96.8

101.2

106.6

112.8

6

80

(b) Constant prices 1
Scotland

94.5

92.7

90.4

88.7

91.2

94.5

96.2

99.4

100.1

104.7

109.3

4

16

Great Britain

88.4

88.4

88.6

88.9

92.4

94.7

97.3

99.2

100.5

103.1

105.1

2

19

Great Britain Outside London

91.0

90.2

90.0

90.3

93.7

95.8

97.8

99.3

100.5

103.4

105.9

2

16

 
1 Adjusted for general inflation, using Retail Prices Index
 
Table 3.2 Passenger transport price indices for Great Britain
 
 

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

1 year (1996-97)

10 years (1987-88)

(a) Current prices

Index 1995 = 100

 

%

Motoring costs

68.6

71.9

75.5

80.6

87.2

91.7

96.4

98.7

100.4

104.6

109.4

5

59

Rail fares

58.0

62.4

67.5

74.5

81.3

87.2

92.6

96.7

101.1

104.3

107.2

3

85

Local bus services fares

60.9

64.6

69.8

76.8

83.6

88.4

92.4

96.7

101.2

106.3

112.0

5

84

Taxi fares in London

65.3

69.8

76.7

84.3

90.4

92.1

93.9

97.1

101.1

105.6

112.8

7

73

Taxi fares ex. London

..

..

..

..

88.0

89.8

93.5

95.5

100.8

104.8

112.5

7

..

Other travel costs

71.7

74.9

78.7

85.0

90.2

94.4

98.6

99.4

100.0

103.2

..

..

..

(b) Constant prices 1
Motoring costs

99.5

98.4

95.9

93.3

96.4

98.3

101.6

101.3

99.7

101.4

102.7

1

3

Rail fares

84.1

85.4

85.7

86.3

89.9

93.5

97.6

99.2

100.4

101.1

100.6

0

20

Local bus services fares

88.4

88.4

88.6

88.9

92.4

94.7

97.3

99.2

100.5

103.1

105.1

2

19

Taxi fares in London

94.8

95.6

97.4

97.6

99.9

98.7

98.9

99.6

100.4

102.4

105.9

3

12

Taxi fares ex. London

..

..

..

..

97.3

96.2

98.5

97.9

100.1

101.6

105.6

4

..

Other travel costs

104.0

102.5

100.0

98.5

99.7

101.2

103.9

101.9

99.3

100.1

..

..

..

 
1 Adjusted for general inflation, using Retail Prices Index

 

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