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Transport Affordability Index Insights

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In 2016, the Australian Automobile Association (AAA) commissioned SGS Economics and Planning to design and develop the Transport Affordability Index, which tracks the financial pressures transport costs impose on Australian households.

This paper is the first in a series that will draw out key insights from the data supporting the Transport Affordability Index.

Click here to read the full Index

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