Table 1-18: Retail Sales and Leases of New Cars by Sector
Table 1-18: Retail Sales and Leases of New Cars by Sector
(Thousands of vehicles)
1965 | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total sales and leases of new cars | 9,333 | 8,402 | 8,538 | 8,982 | 10,978 | 9,300 | 8,175 | 8,214 | 8,518 | 8,990 | 8,636 | 8,527 | 8,273 | 8,142 | 8,697 | 8,852 | 8,422 | 8,102 | 7,615 | 7,505 | 7,667 |
Consumer | 7,103 | 6,252 | 5,907 | 6,100 | 7,092 | 5,677 | 4,424 | 4,566 | 4,656 | 4,600 | 4,326 | 4,079 | 3,907 | 3,980 | 4,389 | 4,680 | 4,632 | (R) 4,524 | (R) 4,341 | (R) 4,251 | 4,305 |
Business | 2,140 | 2,056 | 2,508 | 2,758 | 3,754 | 3,477 | 3,648 | 3,529 | 3,672 | 4,183 | 4,070 | 4,223 | 4,166 | 3,943 | 4,076 | 3,949 | 3,568 | (R) 3,373 | (R) 3,074 | (R) 3,061 | 3,146 |
Government | 89 | 94 | 123 | 124 | 132 | 147 | 103 | 119 | 190 | 207 | 241 | 225 | 199 | 218 | 232 | 224 | 223 | (R) 205 | (R) 200 | (R) 193 | 216 |
Percentage of total sales and leases | |||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer | 76.1 | 74.4 | 69.2 | 67.9 | 64.6 | 61.0 | 54.1 | 55.6 | 54.7 | 51.2 | 50.1 | 47.8 | 47.2 | 48.9 | 50.5 | 52.9 | 55.0 | (R) 55.8 | (R) 57.0 | (R) 56.6 | 56.1 |
Business | 22.9 | 24.5 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 34.2 | 37.4 | 44.6 | 43.0 | 43.1 | 46.5 | 47.1 | 49.5 | 50.4 | 48.4 | 46.9 | 44.6 | 42.4 | (R) 41.6 | (R) 40.4 | (R) 40.8 | 41.0 |
Government | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.6 | (R) 2.5 | (R) 2.6 | (R) 2.6 | 2.8 |
KEY: R = revised.
NOTES
Includes imported cars, but not vans, trucks, or sport utility vehicles.
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES
1960-65: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Wealth Division, unpublished data.
1970-2005: Ibid., Underlying Detail for the National Income and Product Account Tables, Internet site http://www.bea.gov/ as of Oct. 12, 2006, table 7.2.5S; personal communication Oct. 26, 2006.