§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in tabular form the relative changes since 1974 in the cost of(a) motoring, (b) travelling by bus and (c) travelling by train, measured against changes in average disposable income. [178706]
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§ Mr. JamiesonThe following table shows the changes in the cost of transport and household disposable income. Indices are shown in real terms and based to 1974 = 100.
£ All motoring1 Rail Bus Household disposable income 1974 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1975 104.4 109.2 104.9 101.2 1976 101.2 124.3 114.9 100.6 1977 99.9 125.0 114.1 98.6 1978 99.7 132.0 119.4 105.8 1979 104.0 128.8 118.4 112.0 1980 103.8 135.6 127.0 114.0 1981 103.9 138.6 125.6 113.4 1982 101.0 146.5 133.3 113.0 1983 103.2 148.5 134.7 115.4 1984 100.7 142.0 131.1 119.6 1985 99.4 142.4 128.9 123.8 1986 94.7 147.0 135.2 128.9 1987 96.3 148.4 137.4 133.5 1988 95.9 151.3 140.1 140.9 1989 93.9 153.2 140.2 147.5 1990 91.0 152.2 135.1 152.7 1991 92.3 158.8 145.5 155.7 1992 95.0 164.2 150.2 160.1 1993 97.6 173.0 154.3 164.5 1994 98.5 176.3 154.6 166.9 1995 97.0 178.1 155.0 170.7 1996 97.5 180.3 156.9 174.9 1997 99.6 178.9 157.6 182.2 1998 99.3 180.1 157.3 182.8 1999 100.2 183.8 160.6 188.6 2000 101.0 181.6 162.3 200.4 2001 98.7 185.3 166.1 209.6 2002 96.3 186.5 168.5 213.2 2003 94.3 184.3 170.6 218.2 1 'All motoring' includes the cost of purchase, maintenance, fuel, tax and insurance. Source: Retail Price Index and National Accounts, Office for National Statistics.