{"version":"1","article":{"id":"norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026","slug":"norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026?lang=en","title":"Norway bus operating cost index rises 4.2% year on year in Q2","summary":"The cost index for diesel-powered buses stood at 123.3 in the second quarter, with Q4 2021 set to 100; it was 4.2% higher year on year but 0.9% lower than in Q1.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Statistics Norway","url":"https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/landtransport/statistikk/kostnadsindeks-for-buss","publishedAt":"2026-09-03","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/norway-bus-operating-cost-index-q2-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Statistics Norway’s quarterly index for scheduled bus transport put diesel-bus operating costs at 123.3 in Q2 2026, using Q4 2021 as the base of 100. The index was up 4.2% from a year earlier but down 0.9% from the first quarter.","The auto-diesel sub-index was 125.6, 9.0% above the same quarter last year and 3.7% below Q1. The index tracks changes in costs and can be used when bus contracts are priced; it does not measure fares, productivity or operators’ profit margins."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The cost index for diesel-powered buses stood at 123.3 in the second quarter, with Q4 2021 set to 100; it was 4.2% higher year on year but 0.9% lower than in Q1.\n\nStatistics Norway’s quarterly index for scheduled bus transport put diesel-bus operating costs at 123.3 in Q2 2026, using Q4 2021 as the base of 100. The index was up 4.2% from a year earlier but down 0.9% from the first quarter.\n\nThe auto-diesel sub-index was 125.6, 9.0% above the same quarter last year and 3.7% below Q1. The index tracks changes in costs and can be used when bus contracts are priced; it does not measure fares, productivity or operators’ profit margins.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}