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Swiss statistics on thecosts and funding oftransport
A full cost approach to measure the social

Alexandra Quandt, Swiss Federal Statistical Officecostof transport
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Contents
1. Introduction
2. Methodological framework
3. Results
4. Outlook

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1. Introduction
Main objectives- Measuring the social costs of transport- Measuring compliance with the polluter pays principle
Demands concerning the methodology- Coherent methodology for all modes of transport- Scientific state of the art
Modes of transport- Motorised road and rail transport- Walking & cycling- Civil aviation- Transport on inland waterways
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2. Transport modes

Motorised road transport

Rail transport

Human-powered mobility

Air transport

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2. Level of detailcargo airplanes and belly freight

general aviation

sceduled and charter
flights

Air

rail freight transport

rail passenger traffic

cyclingwalking

Humanpoweredmobility

trams

trolley coaches (electric)

Public roadtransportbussesmotor cycles and mopeds

coachespassenger cars

Private motorised
passenger
transport

heavy freight transport vehicles(total weight > 3.5t)

Raillight freight transport vehicles(total weight <3.5t)

RoadColour coding
passenger transport
goods transport
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2. Methodological framework
Territoriality principle- Costs caused by transport on Swiss territory (even though thecosts arise outside Switzerland, e.g. climate change)- Exception: ‘halfway principle’ used for aviation;
half of the costs allocated to land of departure respectively
destination

Social costs- Social costs = private costs (‘self-borne costs’) + external costs- Including non-monetary costs (such as suffering/harm due toaccidents)

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2. Cost types
Health andenvironment

AccidentsInfrastructure

Means of transport

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2. Data sources and methods
Road transport
Privatemotorisedtransport

Public roadtransport

Rail transport

Air transport

Exhaustive
survey ofexpenses andincome ofrailway
enterprises

Partial survey ofexpenses andincome ofairlines, airports
and air traffic
control services

Humanpoweredmobility

Infrastructure costs

Exhaustive survey of infrastructure costs of the public
sector; allocation between vehicle types based on
empirical studies of infrastructure projects

Costs for means oftransport

Extrapolation
based onkilometre rates
of model cars,lorrys, vans etc.

Accident costs

The model calculations of external costs required the calculation of social costs first. The
social costs for accident, health and environment are taken over from the external costcalculations executed by the Swiss Federal Office for Spatial Development.

Costs for healthand environment

Exhaustive
survey ofexpenses andincome oftransport
enterprises

Extrapolation
based onexpenditures
per household

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3. Results 2010

Costs of passenger
and goods transport
by transport mode,
2010

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3. Results 2010, by origin of cost

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3. Results 2010, by cost funding
Final cost bearers
General public
Public sector
Transport companies
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3. Results 2010: kilometre costs

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4. Outlook
Periodicity of publications
Motorised road transportannualRail transportannualWalking and cycling

5 years

Civil aviation

5 years

Inland navigation

5 years

Further Information
https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/mobility-transport/costsfunding.html
alexandra.quandt@bfs.admin.ch
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