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From November 2009 Road crash statistics are published by the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE). Bulletins are available on the BITRE website under Road Transport Statistics and Safety and Security.

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Information Sheet 38 - Road Deaths in Australia 1925-2008	February 2010
This information sheet contains a historical overview of road death statistics in Australian from 1925, when road deaths were first recorded, to 2008.

Fatal heavy vehicle crashes quarterly bulletin - April-June 2009	January 2010
This is the statistical summary of fatal heavy vehicle crashes for April-June 2009.

Road Deaths Australia December 2009	January 2010
This bulletin contains summaries and current counts of fatal road crashes and road crash deaths. It is produced monthly and published on the Bureau's website.

Information Sheet 33: Urban public transport: recent bus transport statistics	December 2009
This information sheet compiles data on urban public bus services by government and outsourced private sector providers in Australia's capital cities. Statistics examined include: total passenger boardings; passenger kilometres; in-service bus kilometres; boardings per service kilometre; bus services by capital city; and an overview of Australia's current bus systems.

Road deaths Australia, November 2009	December 2009
This bulletin contains summaries and current counts of fatal road crashes and road crash deaths. It is produced monthly and published on the Bureau's website.

Information Sheet 37 - Public road-related expenditure and revenue in Australia 2009

November 2009

This information sheet covers road-related expenditure for the years 2000-01 to
2007-08 by level of government, as well as total expenditure by state and territory.
It also provides an estimate of private sector transfers of road assets to state and local governments. Selected motor vehicle taxes and charges have been updated to 2006-07. The information sheet provides Australian Government road expenditure by program for the year 2007-08 and updates BITRE's Road Construction and Maintenance Price Index to 2008-09.

Road deaths Australia - October 2009	November 2009
This bulletin contains summaries and current counts of fatal road crashes and road crash deaths. It is produced monthly and published on the Bureau's website.

Road deaths Australia	October 2009
This is a monthly bulletin on road crash statistics.

Petrol Sales	September 2009
Sales of Petroleum Products, Australia (Source: Department of Resources Energy and Tourism : Australian Petroleum Statistics)

Working Paper 75 - National road network intercity traffic projections to 2030	March 2009
This report provides long-term passenger and freight vehicle traffic projections for intercity corridors of the National Land Transport Network (NLTN) between 2005 and 2030.

Information sheet 29 - Public road-related expenditure and revenue in Australia 2008 update	February 2009
The total amount of funding for road-related expenditure by the Australian, state, territory and local governments in 2006-07 was $12.0 billion. This amount includes donations from the non-public sector. Between 2000-01 and 2006-07, total road-related expenditure increased by an average of 8.9 per cent per year in nominal terms.

Information Sheet 25 - Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2006 update)	October 2008
This update covers the years 2000-01 to 2003-04 for road-related expenditure by each level of government as well as total expenditure by State and Territory. It also provides an estimate of non-public sector donations of road assets to State and Local Governments.

Information Sheet 27 - Public road-related expenditure and revenue in Australia (2007).	February 2008
Information paper 27 updates the funding of road-related expenditure to 2004-05 and Australian government road expenditure by program to 2005-06. Selected motor vehicle taxes and charges is updated to 2004-05. GST is updated to 2003-04.

Road Construction Maintenance Price Index	August 2007
The index measures movements in prices of inputs used in roadworks including materials, equipment, fuel and labour.For details of how the index was constructed, see BTCE, Road Construction Price Index, Information Paper 41, AGPS 1997.

Sales of New Motor Vehicles

January 2007

This publication presents monthly information on sales of new motor vehicles in each state/territory in original, seasonally adjusted and trend estimated terms. The original data are sourced from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. Sales data are available for passenger vehicles, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), other vehicles and total vehicles at the state/territory and national levels.

Petrol Prices	December 2006
FUELtrac has been commissioned by AAA to collect petrol price data in each capital city and major regional centres around Australia.

Information Sheet 24 - Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2005 update)	October 2005
This update covers information for the years 2002-03 for road-related expenditure by level of government and by State and Territory, as well as selected motor vehicle taxes and charges and for 2003-04, the BTRE road construction and maintenance index and Australian Government road expenditure by programme.

Information Sheet 23 - Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia (2004 update)	October 2004
The total amount of road-related expenditure by the Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments in 2001-02 was $7.6 billion. Between 1998-99 and 2001-02 road-related expenditure increased by an average of $99.4 million per year. Over this period Commonwealth and State government road-related expenditure increased while Local government road-related expenditure decreased

Information Sheet 22 - Freight Between Australian Cities 1972 to 2001	September 2003
This paper provides estimates of non-bulk freight flows over seven intercity corridors for three decades from 1972 to 2001. Earlier estimates to 1995 were published in Information Sheet 17.

Information Sheet 13 - Public Road Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia 1999	October 1999
Ownership and control of the road system lies with the states and territories. However, road expenditure in Australia is financed by all three levels of government.

Information Sheet 11 - Public Road-Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia 1998	October 1998
The total amount of road-related expenditure by the Commonwealth, state, territory and local governments in 1996-97 was $6.2 billion. Revenue collected by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments from a selection of motor vehicle taxes and charges in 1996-97 was $13.9 billion.

Information Sheet 9 - Public Road - Related Expenditure and Revenue in Australia	May 1997
This Information Paper details government funding of road related expenditure, by State and Commonwealth governments, as well as motor vehicle revenue for the period 1995 to 1996.

Information Paper 41 - BTCE Road Construction and Maintenance Price Index	October 1996
The revised Bureau of Transport and Communications Economics road construction and maintenance price index (RCMPI)is designed to allow the Australian road industry to monitor price movements of inputs to road construction and maintenance.

Information Sheet 4 - Cost of Road Crashes in Australia - 1993	October 1993
Road crashes cost Australia $6.1 billion in 1993. Road crash costs account for over 90% of the total cost of transport-related accidents in Australia.

Information Paper 33 - Australian Road Financing Statistics 1977/78 to 1986/87	August 1989
This paper contains revision of some data for earlier years as well as statistics for 1985-86 and 1986-87. The paper presents a broad analysis of expenditure and revenue statistics, indicating the major trends in, and patterns of, road expenditure for each level of government in each State.

Information Paper 32 - Road Construction Price Indexes 1977/78 to 1987/88	May 1989
This Information Paper presents input-price indexes for national road construction activity for the period 1977-78 to 1987-88. This is part of a series which commenced in 1969-70.

Information Sheet 2 - Costs of Road Crashes in Australia - 1988: Supplementary Information	January 1989
This supplementary Information Paper details the social costs of road crashes in Australia for 1988. Estimates of the social cost of road crashes, reflects not only on the costs borne by crash victims, but also those costs imposed on the wider community.

Information Sheet 01 - Costs of Road Crashes in Australia - 1988	January 1988
This Information Paper details the costs of road crashes in Australia for 1988. Costs have been grouped into three broad categories: loss of victim; crash generated activities; and pain and suffering.

Information Paper 23 - BTE Road Construction Price Indexes: 1976-77 to 1986-87

January 1988

This Information Paper presents input-price indexes for national road construction activity for the period 1975-76 to 1986-87. This Paper contains a further update of the BTE Input-Price Indexes for the financial year 1986-87. Preliminary data which were used in compiling the indexes for 1986-87 have now been updated, and this has resulted in minor amendments to the previous 1986-87 figures. Earlier values of the indexes can be found in BTE Report 49, Road Construction Price Indexes 1969-70 to 1980-81.

Information Paper 21 - Australian Road Financing Statistics 1975-76 to 1984-85

July 1987

The Paper presents statistics on road expenditure by State and Territory, by level of government, by year and by Commonwealth road funding category. A consistent series of road expenditure statistics and information on State road revenue was first presented in BTE Information Paper 3, Australian Road Financing Statistics 1970-71 to 1979-80. The statistics were updated in BTE Information Paper 11 and more recently in BTE Information Paper 14. This Paper provides statistics for 1984-85 and earlier years. Some of the statistics for earlier years have been revised.

Information Paper 19 - BTE Road Construction Price Indexes 1975-76 to 1985-86

October 1986

This Information Paper presents input-price indexes for national road construction activity for the period 1975-76 to 1985-86. This Paper contains a further update of the BTE Input-Price Indexes for the financial year 1985-86. Preliminary data which were used in compiling the indexes for 1985-86 have now been updated, and this has resulted in minor amendments to the previous 1984-85 figures. Earlier values of the indexes can be found in BTE Report 49, Road Construction Price Indexes 1969-70 to 1980-81.

Information Paper 18 - Australian Road Financing Statistics 1974-75 to 1983-84

July 1986

The Paper presents statistics on road expenditure by State and Territory, by level of government, by year and by Commonwealth road funding category. A consistent series of road expenditure statistics and information on State road revenue was first presented in BTE Information Paper 3, Australian Road Financing Statistics 1970-71 to 1979-80. The statistics were updated in BTE Information Paper 11 and in BTE Information Paper 14. This Paper provides statistics for 1983-84 and earlier years. Some of the statistics for earlier years have been revised.

Information Paper 15 - BTE Road Construction Price Indexes: 1974/75 to 1984/85

November 1985

This Information Paper presents input-price indexes for national road construction activity for the period 1974-75 to 1984-85. Earlier values of the indexes, going back to 1969-70, can be found in BTE Report 49, Road Construction Price Indexes: 1969-70 to 1980-81. The BTE has compiled these indexes for use in its studies of the Australian road system. The indexes are also being published to assist those who require up-to-date information on movements in the prices of inputs to road construction.

Information Paper 12 - BTE Road Construction Price Indexes: 1973/74 to 1983/84

December 1984

This Information Paper presents input-price indexes for national road construction activity for the period 1973-74 to1983-84. Earlier values of the indexes going back to 1969-70, can be found in BTE Report 49, Road Construction Price Indexes: 1969-70 to 1980-81. The BTE has compiled these indexes for use in its studies of the Australian road system. The indexes are also being published to assist those who require up-to-date information on movements in the prices of inputs to road construction.

Information Paper 09 - BTE Road Construction Price Indexes: 1972/73 to 1982/83	December 1983
This Information Paper presents input-price indexes for national road construction activity for the period 1972-73 to 1982-83. This is part of a series which commenced in 1969-70.

Information Paper 07 - BTE Road Construction Price Indexes 1971/72 to 1981/82	January 1983
This Information Paper presents input-price indexes for national road construction activity for the period 1971-72 to 1981-82. This is part of a series which commenced in 1969-70.