The following table shows the estimated percentage change in local bus fares in each year from 1985-86 to 2006-07 for England, London, passenger transport executive (PTE) areas and other areas. The estimate for 2006-07 has been adjusted to show change before the likely estimated effect of the introduction of concessionary bus fares on 1 April 2006.
Data are not available for the period which covers the introduction of the national concession on 1 April 2008. Data are not available to adjust the data series for any discretionary local concessionary arrangements.
London English PTE areas English non-PTE areas England 1986-87 6 27 5 11 1987-88 5 9 5 6 1988-89 11 6 5 6 1989-90 10 8 8 8 1990-91 10 11 10 10 1991-92 10 12 8 9 1992-93 8 7 4 6 1993-94 8 5 3 5 1994-95 6 4 4 5 1995-96 5 5 4 5 1996-97 4 5 5 5 1997-98 4 6 5 5 1998-99 4 5 5 4 1999-2000 3 5 5 4 2000-01 0 4 5 4 2001-02 -2 5 5 4 2002-03 -1 4 5 3 2003-04 2 4 5 4 2004-05 8 4 5 6 2005-06 10 8 7 8 2006-07 8 6 6 7 Note: The data for 2006-07 have been adjusted to show the change before the likely estimated effect of the introduction of concessionary bus fares on 1 April 2006.