BTS | Table 1-15. New and Used Passenger Car Sales and Leases (Thousands)

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Table 1-15. New and Used Passenger Car Sales and Leases (Thousands)

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	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
New passenger car sales^a	9,300	8,175	8,213	8,518	8,991	8,635	^R8,526	8,272	^R8,139	U
Used passenger car sales^b	37,530	37,290	36,950	38,057	40,141	41,758	40,828	40,270	^R40,220	40,890
Value of transactions ($ billions)	219	230	247	279	312	338	337	338	^R335	361
Average price (current $)	5,830	6,157	6,693	7,335	7,781	8,093	8,257	8,399	^R8,341	8,828
Total new and used passenger car sales	46,830	45,465	45,163	46,575	49,132	50,393	^R49,354	48,542	^R48,359	U
New passenger car leases^c	534	667	882	1,197	1,715	1,795	^R1,806	2,062	^R2,174	2,271

^a Includes leased cars.
^bUsed car sales include sales from franchised dealers, independent dealers, and casual sales.
^c Consumer leases only.

KEY: R = revised; U = data are not available.

SOURCES:
New passenger car sales:
1994-98: Ward's, Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures, 1999 (Southfield, MI: 1999)
Used passenger car sales:
ADT Automotive, 2000 Used Car Market Report (Nashville, TN: 2000), p. 5.
Leased passenger cars:
CNW Marketing/Research, personal communication, May 31, 2000.