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Statistics on local bus fares in Great Britain.
The local bus fares index decreased by 6.2% in England outside London between December 2022 and December 2023. This likely reflects the ongoing influence of the 2 fare cap that came into effect in England outside London from January 2023. Some metropolitan areas introduced their own fare caps in the second half of 2022, so the small increase here reflects changes to other fare products (such as season tickets).
For other areas, the local bus fares index change was:
- 6.0% increase in London
- 0.3% increase in metropolitan areas
- 11.2% decrease in non-metropolitan areas
- 9.8% increase in Scotland
- 8.1% increase in Wales
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 4.0% over the same 12-month period.
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