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Total vehicle kilometres travelled and gross domestic product
Total vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) and real gross domestic product (GDP) in New Zealand, 1992–2007, 1992=100
| Year | Real GDP (Indexed, 1992=100) |
Total VKT (Indexed, 1992=100) |
Decoupling factor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 100 |
100 |
|
| 1993 | 105 |
105 |
-0.0002 |
| 1994 | 111 |
110 |
0.0149 |
| 1995 | 116 |
114 |
0.0010 |
| 1996 | 121 |
119 |
0.0012 |
| 1997 | 123 |
122 |
-0.0076 |
| 1998 | 123 |
127 |
-0.0367 |
| 1999 | 129 |
132 |
0.0030 |
| 2000 | 134 |
134 |
0.0216 |
| 2001 | 137 |
138 |
-0.0005 |
| 2002 | 144 |
142 |
0.0212 |
| 2003 | 150 |
146 |
0.0077 |
| 2004 | 156 |
150 |
0.0154 |
| 2005 | 161 |
151 |
0.0163 |
| 2006 | 163 |
150 |
0.0228 |
| 2007 | 168 |
154 |
0.0054 |
Data source: Ministry of Transport and Statistics New Zealand.
Note: VKT data was collected differently before 2001. Data collected before 2001 cannot be directly compared to data collected after this date.
This information has come from the environmental report card on vehicle kilometres travelled by road.
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Last updated: March 2009
