Table 1-18: Retail Sales and Leases of New Cars by Sector
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | (R) 7,781 | 7,588 | 6,806 |
| 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 | 4,524 | 4,341 | 4,251 | 4,308 | 4,298 | 4,088 | 3,691 |
| 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 | 3,373 | 3,074 | 3,061 | 3,143 | 3,236 | 3,250 | 2,803 |
| Government | 90 | 94 | 123 | 124 | 132 | 146 | 103 | 119 | 190 | 207 | 241 | 225 | 199 | 218 | 232 | 224 | 223 | 205 | (R) 199 | (R) 192 | 216 | 246 | (R) 250 | 313 |
| 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 | 55.8 | 57.0 | 56.6 | 56.2 | 55.2 | 53.9 | 54.2 |
| 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 | 41.6 | 40.4 | 40.8 | 41.0 | 41.6 | 42.8 | 41.2 |
| 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 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
KEY: R = revised.
NOTES
This table includes imported cars, but not vans, trucks, or sport utility vehicles.
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Annual numbers are calculated by averaging monthly data.
Government sales are determined by subtracting the consumer and business sales from total sales.
SOURCES
1965: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Wealth Division, unpublished data.
1970-2008: Ibid., Underlying Detail for the National Income and Product Account Tables, table 7.2.5S, available at http://www.bea.gov/ as of July 29, 2009.