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TABLE E-4 Median Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the United States: 1995-2005

Years

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  Cars Light Trucks All Trucks
1995 7.7 7.4 7.6
1996 7.9 7.5 7.7
1997 8.1 7.3 7.8
1998 8.3 7.1 7.6
1999 8.3 6.9 7.2
2000 8.3 6.7 6.9
2001 8.3 6.1 6.8
2002 8.4 6.6 6.8
2003 8.6 6.5 6.7
2004 8.9 6.4 6.6
2005 9.0 6.6 6.8

NOTE: Light Trucks are 14,000 lbs and under (gross vehicle weight classes 1-3). This definition of Light Trucks differs from the definition used in Table E-1.

SOURCE: The R.L. Polk Co., available at http://www.polk.com/, as of February 2006.