Table RO10: Bus Industry Revenues by Service Lines, 2014–2023

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Table RO10: Bus Industry Revenues by Service Lines, 2014–2023

Table RO10: Bus Industry Revenues by Service Lines, 2014–2023
                        2014-2023
    2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022R 2023P CAGR (%)
Number of companies
  Urban transit systems1 88 92 95 96 95 96 98 104 101 102 1.7
  Interurban and rural bus transportation 17 13 14 13 15 12 18 13 13 13 (2.9)
  School and employee bus transportation 531 491 488 411 400 420 439 389 421 453 (1.7)
  Charter and sightseeing bus industries 141 127 117 118 117 151 151 116 117 125 (1.3)
  Other transit and ground
  passenger transportation2 247 213 347 396 485 936 984 944 447 406 5.7
Total 1,023 936 1,062 1,034 1,112 1,614 1,690 1,566 1,099 1,100 0.8
 
    (Millions of dollars)
Revenues by NAICS Industry3
  Urban transit systems1 13,678 14,987 15,144 16,711 18,173 19,025 17,805 20,061 22,222 25,685 7.3
  Interurban and rural bus transportation 741 620 734 405 318 275 171 167 243 291 (9.8)
  School and employee bus transportation 2,272 2,099 2,077 2,418 2,471 2,546 2,413 2,662 2,497 3,066 3.4
  Charter and sightseeing bus industries 599 570 584 636 675 681 288 241 457 675 1.4
  Other transit and ground
  passenger transportation2 316 288 523 468 590 568 433 502 688 766 10.4
Total 17,605 18,563 19,062 20,638 22,227 23,095 21,110 23,632 26,107 30,484 6.3
 
Revenues by Business Line
  Urban transit services 4,451 4,582 4,817 4,572 5,219 6,868 3,850 2,610 3,866 4,610 0.4
  School Bus transportation 1,876 1,727 1,781 1,804 1,921 2,057 1,962 2,126 2,175 2,672 4.0
  Charters services 537 504 546 567 623 590 288 210 365 585 1.0
  Shuttle & sightseeing services 571 492 578 567 637 545 381 468 436 575 0.1
  Scheduled Intercity services 452 367 225 305 250 243 90 95 138 203 (8.5)
  Other passenger bus services N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
  Other revenues 687 776 886 1,168 1,226 1,258 1,398 1,819 2,035 2,356 14.7
  Parcels express delivery 76 68 56 58 32 12 11 6 7 8 (21.9)
 
Total (excluding
government contributions) 8,648 8,517 8,889 9,041 9,908 11,574 7,980 7,334 9,020 11,009 2.7
 
  Government contributions4 8,957 10,046 10,173 11,597 12,319 11,521 13,129 16,298 17,087 19,474 9.0
Grand Total 17,605 18,563 19,062 20,638 22,227 23,095 21,110 23,632 26,107 30,484 6.3
 

Notes and Sources

Notes: R= Revised data. P= Preliminary data. N/A = Not available. CAGR= Compound Annual Growth Rate.

1 Including NAICS 485110 as well as urban transit activity in other industries.

2 Including NAICS 485510 and 487110.

3 NAICS= North American Industry Classification System. The Canadian passenger bus and urban transit industries are covered by 6 categories: 485110 - Urban Transit Systems; 485210 - Interurban and Rural bus transportation; 485410 - School and Employee bus transportation; 485510 - Charter bus industry; 485990 - Other Transit/ Ground Passenger transportation; and finally 487110 - Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation Land.

4 Including operating and capital government contributions for public transit bus services and school bus services.



Source: Statistics Canada, Table 23-10-0081-01

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Notes: R= Revised data. P= Preliminary data. N/A = Not available. CAGR= Compound Annual Growth Rate.

1 Including NAICS 485110 as well as urban transit activity in other industries.

2 Including NAICS 485510 and 487110.

3 NAICS= North American Industry Classification System. The Canadian passenger bus and urban transit industries are covered by 6 categories: 485110 - Urban Transit Systems; 485210 - Interurban and Rural bus transportation; 485410 - School and Employee bus transportation; 485510 - Charter bus industry; 485990 - Other Transit/ Ground Passenger transportation; and finally 487110 - Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation Land.

4 Including operating and capital government contributions for public transit bus services and school bus services.



Source: Statistics Canada, Table 23-10-0081-01