Bus and Coach Statistics:1997-98 :7

Bus and Coach Statistics: 1997-98

6. Local Bus Services: Operating Costs

Table 6.1 Local bus services: Operating costs per vehicle kilometre¹ by 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*
	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	*1 year (1996-97)*	*10 years (1987-88)*
1. At Current Prices	Pence per Vehicle-Kilometre												%
(a) Excluding depreciation
Scotland	71	71	70	75	71	73	73	73	75	67	68	1	-4
Great Britain	79	80	82	86	89	88	85	83	83	81	82	1	4
Great Britain Outside London	70	70	72	76	78	77	75	75	76	74	..
(b) Including depreciation
Scotland	76	77	75	80	76	77	77	79	80	73	74	1	-3
Great Britain	85	85	87	93	95	94	90	89	89	88	89	1	5
Great Britain Outside London	76	75	77	81	84	83	79	80	81	79	..	..	..
2. At 1997-98 Prices²
(a) Excluding depreciation
Scotland	110	104	95	93	84	83	82	80	79	69	68	-2	-38
Great Britain	122	117	111	106	105	100	95	91	88	84	82	-2	-33
Great Britain Outside London	108	102	97	94	92	88	84	82	80	76	..	..	..
(b) Including depreciation
Scotland	118	112	101	99	90	88	86	86	85	75	74	-1	-36
Great Britain	131	124	118	115	112	107	101	97	94	91	89	-2	-32
Great Britain Outside London	118	109	104	100	99	95	89	87	86	82	..	..	..

^1. Net of fuel duty rebate. Although estimates are given to the nearest penny, they are unlikely to be accurate to this degree.
^2. Adjusted for general inflation using the Retail Prices Index.

Table 6.2 Local bus services: Operating costs per passenger journey¹ by 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*
	1987-88	1988-89	1989-90	1990-91	1991-92	1992-93	1993-94	1994-95	1995-96	1996-97	1997-98	*1 year (1996-97)*	*10 years (1987-88)*
1. At Current Prices	Pence per Passenger Journey												%
(a) Excluding depreciation
Scotland	36	36	38	43	44	47	50	53	53	53	57	8	58
Great Britain	35	36	39	44	47	49	50	50	50	50	50	0	43
Great Britain Outside London	36	37	40	44	48	51	52	53	54	54	..	..	..
(b) Including depreciation
Scotland	39	39	41	46	48	50	53	57	57	58	62	7	59
Great Britain	38	39	42	47	51	53	53	53	53	54	54	0	42
Great Britain Outside London	39	40	43	48	52	54	55	56	58	58	..	..	..
2. At 1997-98 Prices²
(a) Excluding depreciation
Scotland	56	53	51	53	52	54	56	58	56	55	57	4	2
Great Britain	54	53	53	54	55	56	56	55	53	52	50	-3	-8
Great Britain Outside London	56	54	54	54	57	58	58	58	57	56	..	..	..
(b) Including depreciation
Scotland	60	57	55	57	57	57	59	62	60	60	62	3	3
Great Britain	59	57	57	58	60	61	59	58	56	56	54	-3	-8
Great Britain Outside London	60	58	58	59	61	62	62	61	61	60	..	..	..

^1. Net of fuel duty rebate. Although estimates are given to the nearest penny, they are unlikely to be accurate to this degree.
^2. Adjusted for general inflation using the Retail Prices Index.