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Moderate rise in costs for the bus industry
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2013-09-20T10:00:00.000Z
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Cost index for passenger transport by busQ2 2013

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Moderate rise in costs for the bus industry

The cost index for buses had a moderate increase of 2.6 per cent relative to the 2nd quarter of 2012. Compared to the previous quarter, however, the index declined slightly.

Kost indeks for passenger transport by bus. Q1 2010=100
Index levelPercentage change
2nd quarter 20131st quarter 2013 - 2nd quarter 20132nd quarter 2012 - 2nd quarter 2013
Cost index for passenger transport by bus. Total index113.3-0.22.6
Labour costs. Sub index116.81.06.4
Fuel costs. Sub index115.2-2.0-2.2
Capital costs. Sub index99.6-6.5-11.8
Repair and maintenance costs. Sub index111.50.53.1
Administrative costs. Sub index106.00.83.2

The sub-indices for wages, administrative costs and repair and maintenance costs contributed to the increase in costs.

Higher labour costs

The sub-cost index for wages was 6.4 per cent higher during the 2nd quarter of 2013 compared to the same quarter in 2012. The sub-index had a 1 per cent increase with respect to the 1st quarter of 2013.

Declining fuel costs

The sub-index for fuel costs declined from 117.8 to 115.2 from the 2nd quarter of 2012 to the 2nd quarter of 2013; a decline of 2.2 per cent.

The sub-indices for administrative costs and repair and maintenance costs have increased by 3.2 and 3.1 per cent respectively over the last year. The sub-index for capital costs declined during the same period.