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Bus and Coach Statistics: 1997-98

9. Local Bus Services: Longer term trends

Table 9.1 Local Bus Services

	Distance Travelled	Passenger Journeys	Fare Indices	Passenger Receipts	Operating Costs²
	Vehicle kilometres	million	Index 1995=100 at constant prices	Ł million at 1997-98 prices	pence per vehicle km at 1997-98 prices
Scotland
1982¹	287	694	98.6	..	..
1983¹	290	680	100.0	..	..
1984¹	286	669	99.1	..	..

1985-86	285	671	94.2	373	134
1986-87	302	644	94.5	362	122
1987-88	329	647	94.5	350	110
1988-89	325	647	92.7	330	104
1989-90	336	613	90.4	314	95

1990-91	336	585	88.7	312	93
1991-92	355	571	91.2	308	84
1992-93	347	532	94.5	302	83
1993-94	361	525	96.2	307	82
1994-95	368	513	99.4	320	80

1995-96	350	494	100.1	309	79
1996-97	368	467	104.7	297	69
1997-98	368	438	109.3	296	68

Percentage change:
1 year	0	-6	4	0	-2
10 years	12	-32	16	-15	-38
since 1985-86	29	-35	16	-21	-49
since 1982	28	-37	11	..	..

Great Britain
1982¹	2,111	5,518	84.6	2,765	..
1983¹	2,117	5,587	85.5	2,783	..
1984¹	2,125	5,650	83.3	2,734	..

1985-86	2,077	5,641	81.6	2,694	158
1986-87	2,160	5,341	87.1	2,651	140
1987-88	2,342	5,292	88.4	2,631	122
1988-89	2,390	5,215	88.4	2,589	117
1989-90	2,442	5,074	88.6	2,573	111

1990-91	2,448	4,850	88.9	2,559	106
1991-92	2,488	4,665	92.4	2,490	105
1992-93	2,515	4,480	94.7	2,445	100
1993-94	2,585	4,385	97.3	2,489	95
1994-95	2,649	4,420	99.2	2,551	91

1995-96	2,623	4,383	100.5	2,541	88
1996-97	2,638	4,350	103.1	2,555	84
1997-98	2,632	4,337	105.1	2,632	82

Percentage change:
1 year	0	0	2	3	-2
10 years	12	-18	19	0	-33
since 1985-86	27	-23	29	-2	-48
since 1982	25	-21	24	-5	..

1. Figures for 1982 to 1984 may be less reliable than those for later years.
2. Excluding depreciation