Table 2: [Distance travelled] Vehicle kilometres per head of population *,†
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | % change over |
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1 year | 10 years |
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(a) Population | thousands | | |
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Scotland | 5,092 | 5,083 | 5,077 | 5,072 | 5,063 | 5,064 | 5,055 | 5,057 | 5,078 | 5,094 | 5,117 | 5,144 | 1 | 1 |
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GB | 56,381 | 56,496 | 56,628 | 56,802 | 56,960 | 57,149 | 57,510 | 57,851 | 58,125 | 58,485 | 58,846 | 60,975 | 4 | 8 |
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(b) Vehicle kilometres per head of population | vehicle km per head of population | | |
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Scotland | 72.3 | 72.4 | 70.5| | 71.7 | 72.9 | 72.6 | 73.9 | 73.0 | 70.2 | 70.1 | 73.7 | 77.6 | 5 | 7 |
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GB | 46.8 | 46.5 | 46.7| | 47.0 | 46.6 | 45.9 | 45.5 | 44.8 | 44.4 | 44.0 | 45.6 | 45.9 | 1 | -1 |
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Ratio Scotland/ GB | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.51| | 1.52 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 1.62 | 1.63 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.62 | 1.69 | 4 | 8 |
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Vehicle kilometres on commercial and subsidised services | million vehicle kilometres | | |
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(a) Scotland |
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Commercial | 311 | 310 | 298| | 307 | 314 | 306 | 311 | 302 | 301 | 296 | 301 | 301 | 0 | -3 |
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Subsidised | 57 | 58 | 60| | 56 | 56 | 62 | 63 | 67 | 56 | 61 | 76 | 98 | 29 | 69 |
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Subsidised % of total | 15.5% | 15.8% | 16.8%| | 15.4% | 15.2% | 16.9% | 16.9% | 18.2% | 15.7% | 17.1% | 20.2% | 24.6% | | |
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(b) GB Outwith London |
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Commercial | 1,937 | 1,903 | 1,905| | 1,934 | 1,907 | 1,828 | 1,790 | 1,719 | 1,679 | 1,663 | 1,758 | 1,823 | 4 | -4 |
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Subsidised | 359 | 362 | 380| | 373 | 376 | 414 | 427 | 428 | 447 | 449 | 459 | 504 | 10 | 39 |
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Subsidised % of total | 15.6% | 16.0% | 16.6%| | 16.2% | 16.5% | 18.5% | 19.3% | 19.9% | 21.0% | 21.3% | 20.7% | 21.6% | | |
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* There is a break in the series between 1998/99 and 1999/00 because in September 2005 DfT revised the figures for 1999/00 onwards. For example, DfT used information from operators' recent returns to correct retrospectively the previous data in their earlier years' returns, and an improved method to gross-up the results from the sample. † There has been a revision in the data from 2001-02