Average Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the United States

KEY: RV = recreational vehicle; U = data are not available.

^a The 1969, 1977, 1983, and 1990 surveys do not include a separate category for sports utility vehicles (SUV), while the 1995, 2001, 2009 and 2017 surveys do. In 1990, most SUVs were classified as automobiles.

U.S. Airport Runway Pavement Conditions

KEY: NPIAS = National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems.

^a The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is composed of all commercial service airports, all reliever airports, and selected general aviation airports. It does not include over 1,000 publicly owned public-use landing areas, privately owned public-use airports, and other civil landing areas not open to the general public. NPIAS airports account for almost all enplanements. In 2005, there were approximately 16,500 non-NPIAS...

Number and Size of the U.S. Flag Merchant Fleet and Its Share of the World Fleet

KEY:  DWT = deadweight tons; N = data do not exist; RO/RO = roll-on/roll-off vessels; U = data are not available.

National Transportation and Economic Trends

KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised, U = data are not available.

^a Annual estimates as of July 1 of each year. Data include Armed Forces abroad.

^b Industrial Production Index covers manufacturing, mining, and utilities.

Production, Production Shares, and Production-Weighted Fuel Economies of New Domestic and Imported Automobiles

KEY:  mpg = miles per gallon;  P = preliminary; R = revised; SUV = sport utility vehicle; U = data are not available.

Retail Sales of New Cars by Sector

New and Used Passenger Car and Light Truck Sales and Leases

KEY: U = data are not available.

^aNew vehicle leases are sold by the dealer to a finance company that manages the lease, causing them to be included by default in most car sales figures.

^b Used vehicle sales include sales from franchised dealers, independent dealers, and casual sales. 

^c Includes leased vehicles.

Retail New Passenger Car Sales

KEY: R = revised.

^a Retail new car sales include both sales to individuals and to corporate fleets. It also includes leased cars.

^b Includes cars produced in Canada and Mexico.

Annual U.S. Motor Vehicle Production and Domestic Sales

KEY: N = data do not exist; R = revised.

^a Includes trucks under 10,000 pounds GVWR, such as compact and conventional pickups, sport utility vehicles, minivans and vans, and trucks and buses over 10,000 pounds GVWR. 

^b Domestic Sales includes U.S. sales of cars produced in U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Sales from previous year's inventory can also contribute to sales numbers exceeding production.

U.S. Automobile and Truck Fleets by Use

KEY: N = data do not exist; SUV = sport utility vehicle; U = data are not available.

^a The data source, Bobit Publishing, changed data collection categories in 1999 and again in 2002. 

^b  Includes driver schools.

^c  Includes military vehicles and federal, state, county, and local government vehicles.

^d  Businesses with Class 1-5 trucks may include leasing, construction, plumbing, heating, food distribution, pest control, cable TV, etc. 

^e After 2013,...