Trend in passenger transport demand and GDP

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The decoupling columns displayed in the chart represent annual decoupling

Last upload:: 10 Dec 2008
Tags:: csi , transport
Geographic coverage:: Austria , Belgium , Czech Republic , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Hungary , Iceland , Ireland , Italy , Luxembourg , Netherlands , Norway , Poland , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , Spain , Sweden , Turkey , United Kingdom
Methodology:: The unit to measure passenger transport demand is the passenger-kilometre (pkm), which represents one passenger travelling a distance of one kilometre. It is based on transport by passenger cars, buses and coaches, trains and air. The decoupling indicator is calculated as the ratio of passenger transport demand to GDP measured in 1995 constant prices.
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Figure type:: Graph

A positive value (green column) indicates decoupling (percentage decline in transport intensity since the previous year).

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