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Fewer trips, but higher turnover
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2013-02-01T10:00:00.000Z
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Taxi transport, Q3 2012

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In the first quarter of 2012, Statistics Norway adopted a new method for predicting population totals for taxis. This can result in minor breaks in the series.

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Fewer trips, but higher turnover

The number of taxi trips declined by 1.9 per cent during the third quarter of 2012 relative to the same quarter in 2011. Likewise, the occupancy rate per kilometre driven was also reduced.

Key figures for taxisPublished 7 February 2013
3rd quarter 20122011Change in per cent
3rd quarter 2011 - 3rd quarter 20122010 - 2011
Trips (1 000)7 59634 441-1.93.4
Turnover (NOK million)1 9248 1014.54.7
Hours offered (1 000)8 42833 8590.62.4
Hours in operation (1 000)3 07213 800-5.42.4
Total length driven (1 000 km)134 637589 226-2.80.8
Lenght driven with passengers (1 000 km)71 160332 389-8.2-2.5
Turnover per trip (NOK/trip)253.3235.26.51.2
Kilometer driven with passenger per trip9.49.7-6.0-1.2
Capacity utilization per km driven (per cent)52.956.4-5.5-3.3
Capacity utilization per hours offered (per cent)36.440.8-6.20.0

Source: Statistics Norway

Taxi transport. Turnover and number of trips. 1st quarter 2007-3rd quarter 2012

The industry carried out a total of 7.6 million trips during the third quarter of 2012, against 7.7 million during the same period in 2011. The corresponding turnover was NOK 1.9 billion; a 4.5 per cent increase compared to the same quarter in 2011. The combined effect of lower number of trips and higher turnover is a turnover per trip of NOK 253; 7 per cent higher than the same quarter in 2011. The fact that the industry earns more for every trip than previous periods can be ascribed to the increase in taxi fares during the last year 1 .

Low capacity utilization

The total distance covered during the third quarter of 2012 amounted to 135 million kilometres, out of which 53 per cent was covered with passengers in the cab; a decline from 56 per cent during the third quarter of 2011.

Sixty-four per cent of the time taxis had on offer during the third quarter of 2012 was unutilised. Out of the 8.4 million hours offered in the second quarter of 2012, 3.1 million hours were utilised, which amounts to an hourly capacity utilisation of about 36 per cent.

The basis for the statisticsOpen and readClose

The taxi statistics are based on a nationwide survey carried out quarterly on the taxi business classified by code 49.320, Taxi Operation in SIC07. The survey covers over 90 per cent of the taxi population inNorway. The data is then scaled up to population total based on VAT from the Directorate of Taxes.

New estimation methodOpen and readClose

In the first quarter of 2012, Statistics Norway adopted a new method for predicting population totals for taxis. This can result in minor breaks in the series.