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Written question asked by Lord Lancaster of Kimbolton (Conservative) on Friday, 19 February 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 23 February 2010. It was answered by Chris Mole (Labour) on Thursday, 25 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Railways: Fares

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what estimate he has made of the annual percentage change to the cost of travelling by rail in each year since 2000.
Answer

The estimate of the annual percentage change to the cost of travelling by rail in each year since 2000 is shown in the following table, next to the percentage change in disposable income for comparison.

Rail fares (£) Percentage change Disposable income (£) Percentage change
2000 102.97 1.03 109.36 4.11
2001 105.45 2.41 114.29 4.51
2002 106.88 1.36 116.57 1.99
2003 108.24 1.27 120.05 2.98
2004 110.49 2.08 121.01 0.79
2005 114.55 3.67 124.37 2.77
2006 112.58 -1.72 126.17 1.45
2007 114.1 1.35 126.29 0.09
2008 116.54 2.14 n/a n/a

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c442-3W; 318468
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Fares Railways
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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