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: R = revised; 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,...

Active U.S. Air Carrier and General Aviation Fleet by Type of Aircraft

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

^a Air carrier aircraft are aircraft carrying passengers or cargo for hire under 14 CFR 121 (large aircraft-more than 30 seats) and 14 CFR 135 (small aircraft-30 seats or less). This definition is more encompassing than that in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Aviation Forecast- jet aircraft, 60 seats or more carrying passengers or cargo for hire. Beginning in 1990, the number of aircraft is the monthly average reported in use for the last three months of the...

ADA Lift- or Ramp-Equipped Transit Buses

KEY:  ADA = Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992; N = data do not exist.

^a From 2012 includes articulated bus, bus, double decker bus, over-the-road bus, school bus, trolleybus and vintage trolley.

Estimated U.S. Roadway Lane-Miles by Functional System

^a Includes the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

^bUrban other arterial include other freeways and expressways, other principal arterial, and minor arterial. Rural other arterial includes other principal arterial and minor arterial prior to 2009 and other freeways and expressways, other principal arterial and minor arterial for 2009 and later.

^cCollector is the sum of major and minor collectors.