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Scottish Transport Statistics No18: 1999 Edition

Table 11.9 Petrol and diesel prices and duties per litre (June), GB

  1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998  
Unleaded Petrol
Price

pence

..

40.7

40.8

46.5

47.5

50.7

51.8

54.6

54.7

59.9

65.6

of which:
Duty

..

17.7

19.5

22.4

23.4

25.8

28.3

31.3

34.3

36.9

44.0

VAT1

..

5.3

5.3

6.9

7.1

7.5

7.7

8.1

8.1

8.9

9.8

All tax

..

23.0

24.8

29.3

30.5

33.3

36.0

39.5

42.4

45.8

53.8

All tax as a % of price

percent

..

57

61

63

64

66

70

72

78

76

82

 
4 Star Petrol
Price

pence

38.1

42.7

43.8

50.0

52.1

55.6

57.2

60.4

59.6

65.4

72.2

of which:
Duty

20.4

20.4

22.5

25.9

27.8

30.6

33.1

36.1

39.1

41.7

49.3

VAT1

4.8

5.6

5.7

7.5

7.8

8.3

8.5

9.0

8.9

9.7

10.8

All tax

25.2

26.0

28.2

33.3

35.6

38.9

41.7

45.1

48.0

51.4

60.0

All tax as a % of price

percent

66

61

64

67

68

70

73

75

80

79

83

 
Diesel (derv)2
Price

pence

34.2

35.9

38.1

43.6

45.3

49.7

51.5

54.7

55.6

60.6

66.6

of which:
Duty

17.3

17.3

19.0

21.9

22.9

25.1

27.7

31.3

34.3

36.9

45.0

VAT1

4.5

4.7

5.0

6.5

6.7

7.4

7.7

8.2

8.3

9.0

9.9

All tax

21.8

22.0

24.0

28.4

29.6

32.5

35.4

39.5

42.6

45.9

54.9

All tax as a % of price

percent

64

61

63

65

65

65

69

72

77

76

82

1. VAT is rebated to business. The rate was 15% until 31 March 1991. From 1 April 1991 it is 17.5%.

2. Deisel-engined road vehicle fuel (derv).

 

Table 11.10 Fuel cost indices (1990=100), UK

 

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Retail prices
Index UK

84.7

91.3

100

105.9

109.8

111.5

114.3

118.2

121.1

124.9

129.1

Petrol and Oil Costs1

83.5

89.5

100

107.4

110.5

119.3

124.8

131.2

137.8

151.5

159.1

1. Based on petrol and oil component of general index of retail prices.

 

Table 11.11 Average weekly household expenditure in Scotland on transport and vehicles

  1987/88 1988/89 1989/90 1990/91 19923 19933 1994-954 1995-964 1996-974 1997-984
 

2 l

£

Net purchase of motor vehicles,spares and accessories

10.14

11.46

13.24

12.62 l

12.67

17.29

17.19

15.21

20.16

19.02

Maintenance and running motor vehicles

10.34

11.23

12.27

13.61 l

15.04

17.47

18.95

19.08

21.82

20.12

of which fuel costs

..

..

..

.. l

..

..

..

9.61

11.26

10.30

Purchase and maintenance of other vehicles and boats1

0.34

0.40

0.58

0.54 l

0.45

0.77

0.68

1.07

0.67

0.33

Railway fares

0.63

0.85

0.79

0.62 l

0.93

0.78

0.62

1.07

1.04

0.90

Bus and coach fares

1.80

1.87

1.87

1.74 l

1.67

2.20

1.83

1.52

2.13

1.77

Other travel and transport

1.73

1.76

2.00

1.80 l

1.65

2.21

2.22

1.80

2.15

3.27

Total of above

24.98

27.57

30.75

30.93 l

32.41

40.72

41.49

39.74

47.97

45.42

1. Sampling error is 50 per cent or more.

2. The figures in each column up to 1990/91 refer to the average expenditure over the two year period to minimise sampling errors which would be present if individual years were shown.

3. Data relates to single calendar years.

4. Data relates to single financial years.

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