Automobile Profile
Automobile Profile
Financial | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Personal auto expenditures ($ millions) | |||||||||||
New and used carsa,h | R16,600 | R26,700 | R57,200 | 119,000 | 129,500 | 132,200 | 133,300 | 135,600 | R142,800 | 155,600 | 164,100 |
Tires, tubes, accessories, and partsh | R2,500 | R6,100 | R17,900 | 29,900 | 35,200 | 36,900 | 38,700 | 39,600 | R41,500 | 44,400 | 46,300 |
Gasoline and oilh | R12,000 | R21,900 | R86,700 | 107,300 | 109,000 | 113,300 | 124,200 | 128,100 | R114,800 | 129,500 | 165,300 |
Tollsh | R300 | R700 | R1,100 | 2,300 | 3,300 | 3,400 | 3,700 | 4,000 | R4000 | 4,200 | 4,500 |
Insurance premiums less claims paidh | R2,000 | R3,800 | R9,400 | 18,100 | 27,800 | 29,700 | 31,800 | 36,300 | 38,000 | 36,800 | 37,900 |
Repair, greasing, washing, parking, storage, rental, and leasingh | R5,500 | R12,300 | R34,000 | 84,900 | 110,000 | 122,200 | 134,200 | 146,300 | R153,600 | 163,600 | 173,400 |
Auto registration fees | i867 | i1,668 | i2,893 | i6,054 | i7,423 | i7,043 | j7,698 | j8,163 | j8,630 | j8,625 | j7,607 |
Driver's license fees | i119 | i222 | i370 | i638 | i823 | i823,325 | j893 | j865 | j917 | j904 | j745 |
Totala | R39,886 | R73,390 | R209,563 | 368,192 | 423,046 | R445,566 | 474,491 | 498,928 | R504,247 | 543,629 | 599,852 |
Taxi expenditures ($ millions)h | R600 | R1,200 | R1,900 | 2,600 | 3,000 | 3,200 | 3,500 | 3,700 | 4,100 | 3,800 | 3,900 |
Inventory | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Number of vehicle registrations | |||||||||||
Passenger car and motorcycle | k62,245,422 | k92,067,655 | k127,294,783 | k137,959,958 | R,k131,640,024 | l132,283,966 | l133,599,940 | l133,575,077 | l135,717,988 | l136,584,477 | l137,967,488 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | ke | k14,210,591 | k27,875,934 | k48,274,555 | R,k62,903,589 | l65,738,322 | l69,133,913 | l70,224,082 | l71,330,205 | l75,356,376 | l79,084,979 |
Motorcycle | q574,032 | q2,824,098 | q5,693,940 | q4,259,462 | R,q3,756,555 | l3,897,191 | l3,871,599 | l3,826,373 | l3,879,450 | l4,152,433 | l4,346,068 |
Motor vehicle licensed drivers | r87,252,563 | r11,1542,787 | r145,295,036 | r167,015,250 | r175,403,465 | r176,628,482 | m179,539,340 | m182,709,204 | R,m184,860,969 | m187,170,420 | m190,625,023 |
Number of employees | |||||||||||
Taxicabsn | 120,700 | 106,400 | 52,500 | 32,400 | 30,800 | 30,700 | 30,500 | 30,600 | 31,200 | 31,600 | 32,300 |
Automotive dealers and service stationsn | 1,267,200 | 1,617,400 | 1,688,500 | 2,063,100 | 2,116,200 | 2,189,600 | 2,266,700 | 2,310,800 | 2,332,300 | 2,368,100 | 2,412,200 |
Motor vehicles, parts, and suppliesn | N | N | 434,300 | 456,000 | 471,400 | 492,100 | 502,800 | 513,000 | 516,600 | 523,700 | 523,300 |
Auto repair, services, and parkingn | N | N | 570,900 | 913,700 | 968,300 | 1,020,100 | 1,080,000 | 1,119,600 | 1,145,200 | 1,196,400 | 1,248,400 |
Performance | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Vehicle-miles (millions) | |||||||||||
Passenger car and motorcycle | |||||||||||
Rural highway | |||||||||||
Rural interstate | N | o62,342 | o89,488 | o117,519 | o114,002 | l115,991 | l120,323 | l121,095 | l128,447 | l131,956 | l136,024 |
Rural other arterial | o233,452 | o182,213 | o180,857 | o211,066 | o207,540 | l212,063 | l217,559 | l221,732 | l230,435 | l232,779 | l236,406 |
Other rural roads | o80,171 | o179,533 | o180,314 | o219,325 | o196,879 | l199,878 | l203,147 | l212,400 | l220,376 | l224,478 | l226,451 |
All rural | o313,623 | R,o424,088 | R,o450,659 | R,o547,910 | R,o518,421 | l527,932 | l541,029 | l555,227 | l579,258 | l589,213 | l598,881 |
Urban highwayb | |||||||||||
Urban interstate | N | o69,369 | o124,480 | o184,783 | o199,588 | l205,489 | l211,817 | l215,525 | l222,066 | l225,822 | l232,270 |
Other urban | N | o426,222 | o546,671 | o685,129 | o698,321 | l714,670 | l726,928 | l741,885 | l758,536 | l764,649 | l781,242 |
All urban | o273,389 | o495,591 | o671,151 | o869,912 | o897,909 | l920,159 | l938,745 | l957,410 | l980,602 | l990,471 | l1,013,512 |
Total rural and urban highway | o587,012 | R,o919,679 | R,o1,121,810 | R,o1,417,822 | R,o1,416,329 | l1,448,091 | R,l1,479,774 | l1,512,637 | l1,559,860 | l1,579,684 | l1,612,393 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | |||||||||||
Rural highway | |||||||||||
Rural interstate | oe | o6,766 | o19,952 | o46,298 | R,o60,849 | l63,329 | l65,779 | l69,030 | R,l72,343 | l76,190 | l79,318 |
Rural other arterial | oe | o29,808 | o56,137 | o87,474 | R,o113,595 | l118,305 | l122,212 | l129,890 | l132,043 | l138,475 | l141,247 |
Other rural roads | oe | o37,017 | o73,471 | o94,059 | o110,881 | l113,838 | l119,504 | l128,396 | l130,420 | l136,993 | l140,386 |
All rural | oe | o73,591 | o149,560 | o227,831 | R,o285,325 | l295,472 | l307,495 | l327,316 | l334,806 | l351,658 | l360,951 |
Urban highwayc | |||||||||||
Urban interstate | oe | o6,252 | o23,067 | o71,500 | R,o105,317 | l109,807 | l112,908 | l116,680 | l121,700 | l124,399 | l128,328 |
Other urban | oe | o43,443 | o118,308 | o275,239 | R,o373,991 | l384,750 | l396,137 | l406,743 | l411,769 | l424,965 | l434,739 |
All urban | oe | o49,695 | o141,375 | o346,739 | R,o479,308 | l494,557 | l509,045 | l523,423 | l533,469 | l549,364 | l563,067 |
Total rural and urban highway | oe | o123,286 | o290,935 | R,o574,571 | R,o764,634 | l790,029 | l816,540 | l850,739 | l868,275 | l901,022 | l924,018 |
Vehicle-miles (millions) | |||||||||||
Passenger carsR | k587,012 | k919,679 | k1,121,810 | k1,417,823 | g,k1,416,329 | R,l1,438,294 | R,l1,469,854 | R,l1,502,556 | R,l1,549,577 | l1,569,100 | l1,601,914 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | ke | k123,286 | k290,935 | k574,571 | k764,634 | l790,029 | l816,540 | l850,739 | l868,275 | l901,022 | l924,018 |
Motorcycle | kf | kf | kf | kf | E,l10,240 | l9,797 | l9,920 | l10,081 | l10,283 | l10,584 | l10,479 |
Total | k587,012 | k1,042,965 | k1,412,745 | k1,992,394 | 2,180,963 | R,l2,238,120 | l2,296,314 | l2,363,376 | l2,428,135 | l2,480,706 | l2,536,411 |
Passenger-milesc (millions) | |||||||||||
Passenger carsR | a,k1,145,000 | a,k1,754,174 | a,k2,024,246 | R,k2,140,913 | R,g,k2,600,050 | R,l2,286,887 | R,l2,337,068 | R,l2,389,065 | R,l2,463,828 | l2,494,870 | l2,547,044 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | ke | k225,613 | k520,774 | R,k896,331 | R,k1,012,050 | R,l1,256,146 | R,l1,298,299 | R,l1,352,675 | R,l1,380,557 | l1,432,625 | l1,469,189 |
Motorcycle | kf | kf | kf | kf | E,R,l11,264 | R,l10,777 | R,l10,912 | R,l11,089 | R,l11,311 | l11,642 | l11,527 |
Total | k1,145,000 | k1,979,787 | k2,545,020 | R,k3,037,244 | R3,612,100 | R,l3,553,810 | R,l3,646,279 | R,l3,752,829 | R,l3,855,696 | l3,939,137 | l4,027,760 |
Average miles traveled per vehicle | |||||||||||
Passenger carR | R,k9,518 | k9,989 | k8,813 | k10,277 | R,g,k10,759 | R,l11,203 | R,l11,330 | R,l11,581 | R,l11,754 | l11,848 | l11,988 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | ke | k8,676 | k10,437 | k11,902 | R,k12,156 | l12,018 | R,l11,811 | l12,115 | l12,173 | l11,957 | l11,684 |
Motorcycle | kf | kf | kf | kf | E,l2,726 | l2,514 | l2,562 | l2,635 | l2,651 | l2,549 | l2,411 |
Fuel consumed (million gallons) | |||||||||||
Passenger carsR | k41,171 | k67,879 | k70,186 | k69,759 | R,g,k68,079 | R,l68,072 | R,l69,221 | R,l69,892 | R,l71,695 | l73,283 | l72,916 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | ke | k12,313 | k23,796 | k35,611 | R,k44,112 | l45,605 | l47,354 | R,l49,388 | l50,462 | l52,859 | l52,832 |
Motorcycle | kf | kf | kf | kf | E,l205 | l196 | l198 | l202 | R,l206 | l212 | l210 |
Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons) | |||||||||||
Passenger carsR | k668 | k737 | k551 | k506 | R,g,k517 | R,l530 | R,l534 | R,l539 | R,l544 | l553 | l546 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | ke | k866 | k854 | k738 | R,k701 | l694 | l685 | l703 | l707 | l701 | l668 |
Motorcycle | kf | kf | kf | kf | E,l55 | l50 | l51 | l53 | l53 | l51 | l48 |
Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed | |||||||||||
Passenger carsR | k14.3 | k13.5 | k16 | k20.3 | R,g,k20.8 | R,l21.1 | R,l21.2 | R,l21.5 | R,l21.6 | l21.4 | l22 |
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle | ke | k10 | k12.2 | k16.1 | R,k17.3 | l17.3 | R,l17.2 | l17.2 | R,l17.2 | l17 | l17.5 |
Motorcycle | kf | kf | kf | kf | E,l50.0 | l50 | l50 | l50 | l50 | l50 | l50 |
Safety | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Number of occupants and nonoccupant fatalities | |||||||||||
Passenger carp | N | N | 27,449 | 24,092 | 21,997 | 22,423 | 22,505 | 22,199 | p21,194 | p20,862 | p20,492 |
Motorcyclep | 790 | 2,280 | 5,144 | 3,244 | 2,320 | 2,227 | 2,161 | 2,116 | p2,294 | p2,483 | p2,862 |
Bicycled,p | 490 | 760 | 965 | 859 | 802 | 833 | 765 | 814 | p760 | p754 | p690 |
Pedestriand,p | 7,210 | 8,950 | 8,070 | 6,482 | 5,489 | 5,584 | 5,449 | 5,321 | p5,228 | p4,939 | p4,739 |
Occupant fatality rates | |||||||||||
Per 100 million vehicle-miles | |||||||||||
Passenger carp | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | p1.4 | p1.3 | p1.3 |
Motorcyclep | N | 76.5 | 50.4 | 33.9 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 21.8 | 21.0 | p22.3 | p23.5 | p27.3 |
Per 10,000 registered vehicles | |||||||||||
Passenger carp | 5.1 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 1.8 | R1.8 | R1.8 | R1.8 | 1.8 | p1.7 | p1.6 | p1.6 |
Motorcyclep | 13.8 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | p5.9 | p6 | p6.6 |
Vehicle involvement rate (fatal crashes) | |||||||||||
Per 100 million vehicle-miles | |||||||||||
Passenger carp | N | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | p1.9 | p1.8 | p1.7 |
Motorcyclep | N | 22.9 | 50.9 | 34.3 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 21.4 | p22.7 | p23.8 | p28.1 |
Per 10,000 registered vehicles | |||||||||||
Passenger carp | N | 5.6 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 | p2.3 | p2.2 | p2.2 |
Motorcyclep | N | 8.2 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.6 | p6 | p6.1 | p6.8 |
KEY: E = estimate; N = data do not exist; R = revised.
NOTES:
a Figures obtained by addition/subtraction and may not appear directly in data source.
b Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places of 5,000 or greater population.
c In July 1997, the USDOT, Federal Highway Administration published revised passenger-miles data for the highway modes for many years. The major change reflected the reassignment of some vehicles from the passenger car category to the other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle category.
d Involvement only with motor vehicle.
e Included in single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck category.
f Included in passenger cars.
g Includes motorcycle data.
SOURCES: Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.
h U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.4 available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/AllTables.asp as of Dec. 9, 2001.
i U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-202.
j Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table MV-2, (revised tables used when applicable).
k Ibid., Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-97-009 Washigton, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A, table revised in June 1999.
l Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, (revised tables used when applicable).
m Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table DL-22, (revised tables used when applicable).
n U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS Database, Internet site http://www.bls.gov/data/sa.htm as of Dec. 9, 2001; codes 414120 Taxicabs, 605500 Automotive Dealers and Service Stations, 525010 Motor Vehicle Parts, and Supplies and 807500 Auto Repair, Services and Parking."
o U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201.
p U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Safety Facts 1999, DOT HS 809 100, (Washington, DC: December 2000), tables 3, 4, 7, and 10, and personal communication, Dec. 12, 2001.
q U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-201.
r Ibid., Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-Pl-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table DL-201.