§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what has been the change in costs of travelling by(a) car, (b) train and (c) bus in each year since 1974, taking 1974 as a base figure of 100, and discounting inflation. [160584]
§ Mr. McNultyThe following table shows the information requested on real changes in the cost of transport as indices based on 1974=100. The information is available in Transport Statistics Great Britain, although the current edition does not include 2003 data and is based to 1992=100. 291W
All motoring1 Rail Bus 1974 100.0 100.0 100.0 1975 104.4 109.2 104.9 1976 101.2 124.3 114.9 1977 99.9 125.0 114.1 1978 99.7 132.0 119.4 1979 104.0 128.8 118.4 1980 103.8 135.6 127.0 1981 103.9 138.6 125.6 1982 101.0 146.5 133.3 1983 103.2 148.5 134.7 1984 100.7 142.0 131.1 1985 99.4 142.4 128.9 1986 94.7 147.0 135.2 1987 96.3 148.4 137.4 1988 95.9 151.3 140.1 1989 93.9 153.2 140.2 1990 91.0 152.2 135.1 1991 92.3 158.8 145.5 1992 95.0 164.2 150.2 1993 97.6 173.0 154.3 1994 98.5 176.3 154.6 1995 97.0 178.1 155.0 1996 97.5 180.3 156.9 1997 99.6 178.9 157.6 1998 99.3 180.1 157.3 1999 100.2 183.8 160.6 2000 101.0 181.6 162.3 2001 98.7 185.3 166.1 2002 96.3 186.5 168.5 2003 94.8 184.3 170.6 1 "All motoring" includes the cost of purchase, maintenance, fuel, tax and insurance source
Retail Price Index, Office for National Statistics