Table 1-22: Median Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the U.S.,,,,,,,,,,, ,Automobiles,,Trucks,,,,,,,, 1970,4.9,,5.9,,,,,,,, 1975,5.4,,5.8,,,,,,,, 1980,6.0,,6.3,,,,,,,, 1985,6.9,,7.6,,,,,,,, 1990,6.5,,6.5,,,,,,,, 1991,6.7,,6.8,,,,,,,, 1992,7.0,,7.2,,,,,,,, 1993,7.3,,7.5,,,,,,,, 1994,7.5,,7.5,,,,,,,, 1995,7.7,,7.6,,,,,,,, 1996,7.9,,7.7,,,,,,,, 1997,8.1,,7.8,,,,,,,, 1998,8.3,,7.6,,,,,,,, 1999,8.3,,7.2,,,,,,,, 2000,8.3,,6.9,,,,,,,, KEY: N = data do not exist.,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, "NOTE: The National Personal Transportation Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, estimates the mean age of automobiles, trucks, and vans for several years:",,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,1969,1977,1983,1990,1995,,,,,, Automobiles,5.1,5.5,6.7,7.6,8.2,,,,,, Trucks,N,6.4,7.9,9.0,8.3,(inc. vans),,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, "SOURCE: The R.L. Polk Co., personal communication, Aug. 9, 2001.",,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,