Modes of Transport

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what changes there have been since 1976 in the cost of (a) motoring, (b) travelling by bus and (c) travelling by train; and what assessment he has made of the proportion of average disposable income represented by such costs in each case in each year. (103340)

Table 1 shows in index form the costs of motoring, bus and train travel and household disposable income in real terms in each year since 1976.

Table 2 shows the proportion of household disposable income spent on motoring, bus and rail in each year since 1976.

*Table 1: Real changes in the cost of transport: UK 1976 to 2005 (index 1976 = 100)*
	All motoring¹	Bus fares	Rail fares	Disposable income
1976	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
1977	98.7	99.3	100.5	97.9
1978	98.4	103.9	106.2	105.2
1979	102.7	103.0	103.6	111.3
1980	102.5	110.5	109.1	113.1
1981	102.6	109.3	111.5	112.7
1982	99.8	115.9	117.8	112.1
1983	102.0	117.2	118.7	114.6
1984	99.5	114.2	114.2	118.8
1985	98.2	112.1	114.5	122.9
1986	93.6	117.6	118.2	127.9
1987	95.1	119.5	119.4	132.5
1988	94.7	121.8	121.7	139.8
1989	92.7	121.9	123.2	146.5
1990	89.8	117.5	122.4	151.5
1991	91.2	126.6	127.7	154.6
1992	93.9	130.6	132.1	159.0
1993	96.4	134.2	139.1	163.5
1994	97.3	134.4	141.8	166.0
1995	95.8	134.8	143.2	170.0
1996	96.3	136.5	145.0	174.2
1997	98.4	137.0	143.9	180.4
1998	98.1	136.8	144.9	182.1
1999	98.9	139.7	147.9	187.9
2000	99.8	141.2	146.1	196.7
2001	97.5	144.5	149.0	204.8
2002	95.2	146.5	150.0	208.3
2003	93.7	148.3	148.2	214.2
2004	91.8	151.5	149.5	218.5
2005	89.9	157.0	151.2	223.1
¹ “All motoring” includes the cost of purchase, maintenance, fuel, tax and insurance. Source: Office for National Statistics

*Table 2: Motoring, bus and rail expenditure as a proportion of household disposable income: UK 1976 to 2005*
Percentage
	Motoring¹	Bus (inc. taxi)	Rail	Disposable income
1976	10.4	2.2	0.9	100
1977	10.4	2.2	1.0	100
1978	10.5	2.0	0.9	100
1979	10.4	1.8	0.9	100
1980	10.2	1.7	0.8	100
1981	1.0.3	1.6	0.8	100
1982	10.6	1.5	0.8	100
1983	11.2	1.4	0.8	100
1984	10.8	1.4	0.8	100
1985	10.9	1.5	0.8	100
1986	11.4	1.5	0.8	100
1987	11.6	1.4	0.8	100
1988	12.1	1.4	0.8	100
1989	12.1	1.4	0.7	100
1990	11.6	1.4	0.7	100
1991	10.6	1.2	0.6	100
1992	10.3	1.2	0.6	100
1993	10.4	1.1	0.6	100
1994	10.5	1.1	0.6	100
1995	10.4	1.1	0.6	100
1996	10.6	. 1.1	0.6	100
1997	10.5	1.1	0.6	100
1998	10.8	1.1	0.6	100
1999	10.8	1.1	0.6	100
2000	10.7	1.1	0.6	100
2001	10.9	1.0	0.6	100
2002	11.1	1.0	0.6	100
2003	11.0	1.0	0.6	100
2004	10.9	0.9	0.6	100
2005	10.7	0.9	0.6	100
¹ “Motoring” includes the cost of purchase, maintenance, fuel and insurance. Excludes tax. Source: Office for National Statistics

Volume 454: debated on Thursday 14 December 2006