Transport
Highest recorded prices for unleaded and diesel in 2008
Premium unleaded petrol and diesel pump prices, UK
• The total distance travelled by people in Great Britain increased by 95 per cent between 1971 and 2007, to 817 billion passenger kilometres in 2007. (Table 12.1)
• The proportion of households with two cars in Great Britain increased from 6 per cent in 1971 to 27 per cent in 2007. (Figure 12.4) Latest information on car access
• Motoring costs rose by 95 per cent between 1987 and 2008 in the UK, compared with a rise in the 'All items' Retail Prices Index (RPI) of 110 per cent. (Figure 12.12)
• The average prices of premium unleaded petrol and diesel in the UK reached a peak in July 2008, at 119.6 pence and 133.0 pence per litre respectively. (Figure 12.14)
• In Great Britain in 2007, 2,946 people died as a result of road accidents, a 7 per cent decrease from 2006, with deaths among car users decreasing by 11 per cent over the same period. (Page 185) Latest information on road casualties
• There was a 52 per cent increase in the number of domestic passengers at UK airports between 1997 and 2007. (Table 12.20) Latest information on air travel
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