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Department for Transport publishes official statistics relating to the transport system in Great Britain.

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Statistical collections

Forthcoming publications

This schedule gives the planned publication dates of all of the department’s annual, quarterly and compendium statistical releases for the coming year.

For reasons of brevity, we have omitted monthly releases from this list. These include statistics on vehicles registered for the first time, VEH0150, usually released on the second Thursday of each calendar month and statistics on UK international sea passengers, SPAS0107, usually released on the second Wednesday of each calendar month.

Publication date Release title
7 Mar 2018 Search and rescue helicopter statistics: October to December 2017 Search and rescue helicopter
8 Mar 2018 Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: October to December 2017 Driving tests and instructors
13 Mar 2018 Quarterly bus statistics: October to December 2017 Buses
14 Mar 2018 Port freight statistics: October to December 2017 Maritime and shipping
22 Mar 2018 Road freight statistics: July 2016 to June 2017 Road freight: domestic and international
28 Mar 2018 Shipping fleet statistics: 2017 Maritime and shipping
Mar 2018 National Travel Survey factsheet National Travel Survey
Apr 2018 Vehicle licensing statistics: 2017 Vehicles
Apr 2018 Road traffic estimates in Great Britain: 2017 Road traffic
Apr 2018 Road lengths in Great Britain: 2017 Road network size and condition
Apr 2018 Journey time statistics: 2016 Journey time statistics
Apr 2018 Road freight statistics: October 2016 to September 2017 Road freight: domestic and international
3 May 2018 Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 10 (2017 to 2018) report 3 (15 April 2017 to 14 April 2018 supply) Biofuels
May 2018 Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: April 2017 to March 2018 Road congestion and reliability
May 2018 Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: April 2017 to March 2018 Road traffic
17 May 2018 (provisional) Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: January to March 2018 Road freight: domestic and international
May 2018 Seafarer statistics: 2017 Maritime and shipping
June 2018 Search and rescue helicopter statistics: year ending March 2018 Search and rescue helicopter
June 2018 Quarterly bus statistics: January to March 2018 Buses
June 2018 Port freight statistics: January to March 2018 Maritime and shipping
June 2018 Vehicle licensing statistics: January to March 2018 Vehicles
June 2018 Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: January to March 2018 Driving tests and instructors
June 2018 Vehicle speed compliance statistics for Great Britain: 2017 Free flow speeds
June 2018 Light rail and tram statistics, England: year ending March 2018 Light rail and tram
June 2018 Air passenger experience of security screening: 2017 Aviation
June 2018 Reported road casualties Great Britain, main results: 2017 Road accidents and safety
June 2018 National Travel Survey factsheet National Travel Survey
July 2018 Rail passenger numbers and crowding on weekdays in major cities in England and Wales: 2017 Rail
July 2018 National Travel Survey: 2017 National Travel Survey
July 2018 Walking and cycling statistics, England: 2017 Walking and cycling
July 2018 Road freight statistics: 2017 Road freight: domestic and international
Aug 2018 Reported road casualties Great Britain, provisional estimates: January to March 2018 Road accidents and safety
Aug 2018 Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: final estimates involving illegal alcohol levels: 2016 Road accidents and safety
2 Aug 2018 Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 10 (2017 to 2018) report 4 (15 April 2017 to 14 April 2018 supply) Biofuels
Aug 2018 Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: July 2017 to June 2018 Road congestion and reliability
Aug 2018 Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: July 2017 to June 2018 Road traffic
16 Aug 2018 (provisional) Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: April to June 2018 Road freight: domestic and international
Aug 2018 Search and rescue helicopter statistics: April to June 2018 Search and rescue helicopter
11 Sep 2018 (provisional) Quarterly bus statistics: April to June 2018 Buses
12 Sep 2018 (provisional) Port freight statistics: April to June 2018 Maritime and shipping
13 Sep 2018 (provisional) Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: April to June 2018 Driving tests and instructors
13 Sep 2018 (provisional) Vehicle licensing statistics: April to June 2018 Vehicles
Sep 2018 Port freight statistics: 2017 final figures Maritime and shipping
Sep 2018 Reported road casualties Great Britain, annual report: 2017 Road accidents and safety
Oct 2018 Road freight statistics: April 2017 to March 2018 Road freight: domestic and international
Oct 2018 Annual bus statistics: year ending, March 2018 Buses
Oct 2018 Concessionary travel statistics: year ending, March 2018 Buses
2 Nov 2018 Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 10 (2017 to 2018) report 5 (15 April 2017 to 14 April 2018 supply) Biofuels
2 Nov 2018 Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation: Year 11 (2018 to 2019) report 1 (15 April 2018 to 14 April 2019 supply) Biofuels
Nov 2018 Final sea passenger statistics: 2017 Maritime and shipping
Nov 2018 Provisional road traffic estimates, Great Britain: October 2017 to September 2018 Road traffic
Nov 2018 Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: October 2017 to September 2018 Road congestion and reliability
Nov 2018 Search and rescue helicopter statistics: July to September 2018 Search and rescue helicopter
Nov 2018 Road goods vehicles travelling to Europe: July to September 2018 Road freight: domestic and international
Nov 2018 Blue badge scheme statistics: 2018 Disabled parking badges
Nov 2018 Transport Statistics Great Britain: 2018 Transport Statistics Great Britain
Dec 2018 Domestic waterborne freight: 2017 Maritime and shipping
Dec 2018 Quarterly bus statistics: July to September 2018 Buses
Dec 2018 Vehicle licensing statistics: July to September 2018 Vehicles
Dec 2018 Port freight statistics: July to September 2018 Maritime and shipping
Dec 2018 Driver and rider testing and instructor statistics: July to September 2018 Driving tests and instructors
Dec 2018 Rail factsheets: 2018 Rail
Jan 2019 Road freight statistics: July 2017 to June 2018 Road freight: domestic and international
Jan 2019 Seafarer statistics: 2018 Maritime and shipping
Jan 2019 Road conditions in England: 2018 Road network size and condition
Feb 2019 Travel time measures for the Strategic Road Network and local ‘A’ roads: January to December 2018 Road congestion and reliability

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