Analysis shows costs at a standstill between the two years overall (compared to 9.57% increase for Retail Park OSCAR 2007), with an increase for both Bulky Goods Parks and Retail Parks, and a decline for Shopping Parks. 

The database varied in terms of numbers and types of parks between the two years. In the database there are 170 parks that are common to the two years and a comparison including only those parks (adjusted database) is shown.

Analysis shows a year on year increase of 4.30% overall (10.23% increase for Retail Park OSCAR 2007), a figure well ahead of the comparison of the full database. The increase is highest for Bulky Goods Parks, but fairly consistent for other classifications.