TABLE 7-2a  Average Cost per Mile of Owning and Operating an Automobile: 1993–2003,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,
Variable costs,11,11,11,11,12,13,12,12,14,12,13,
Fixed costs,33,32,32,33,34,36,37,37,37,39,40,
Total costs,44,43,43,44,46,49,49,49,51,51,53,
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NOTES: Data are the cost per mile based on 15,000 miles per year and a composite of three current model American automobiles.  Fuel costs are based on a late year average price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline.  To eliminate the effects of inflation over time, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics converted current dollars (see table 7-2b) to chained 2000 dollars.",,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, calculations based on data in table 7-2b.",,,,,,,,,,,,

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