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Financial	1960	1970	1980	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Personal auto expenditures ($ millions)
New and used cars^a,h	^R16,600	^R26,700	^R57,200	119,000	129,500	132,200	133,300	135,600	^R142,800	155,600	164,100
Tires, tubes, accessories, and parts^h	^R2,500	^R6,100	^R17,900	29,900	35,200	36,900	38,700	39,600	^R41,500	44,400	46,300
Gasoline and oil^h	^R12,000	^R21,900	^R86,700	107,300	109,000	113,300	124,200	128,100	^R114,800	129,500	165,300
Tolls^h	^R300	^R700	^R1,100	2,300	3,300	3,400	3,700	4,000	^R4000	4,200	4,500
Insurance premiums less claims paid^h	^R2,000	^R3,800	^R9,400	18,100	27,800	29,700	31,800	36,300	38,000	36,800	37,900
Repair, greasing, washing, parking, storage, rental, and leasing^h	^R5,500	^R12,300	^R34,000	84,900	110,000	122,200	134,200	146,300	^R153,600	163,600	173,400
Auto registration fees	ⁱ867	ⁱ1,668	ⁱ2,893	ⁱ6,054	ⁱ7,423	ⁱ7,043	^j7,698	^j8,163	^j8,630	^j8,625	^j7,607
Driver's license fees	ⁱ119	ⁱ222	ⁱ370	ⁱ638	ⁱ823	ⁱ823,325	^j893	^j865	^j917	^j904	^j745
Total^a	^R39,886	^R73,390	^R209,563	368,192	423,046	^R445,566	474,491	498,928	^R504,247	543,629	599,852
Taxi expenditures ($ millions)^h	^R600	^R1,200	^R1,900	2,600	3,000	3,200	3,500	3,700	4,100	3,800	3,900

Inventory	1960	1970	1980	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Number of vehicle registrations
Passenger car and motorcycle	^k62,245,422	^k92,067,655	^k127,294,783	^k137,959,958	^R,k131,640,024	^l132,283,966	^l133,599,940	^l133,575,077	^l135,717,988	^l136,584,477	^l137,967,488
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	^ke	^k14,210,591	^k27,875,934	^k48,274,555	^R,k62,903,589	^l65,738,322	^l69,133,913	^l70,224,082	^l71,330,205	^l75,356,376	^l79,084,979
Motorcycle	^q574,032	^q2,824,098	^q5,693,940	^q4,259,462	^R,q3,756,555	^l3,897,191	^l3,871,599	^l3,826,373	^l3,879,450	^l4,152,433	^l4,346,068
Motor vehicle licensed drivers	^r87,252,563	^r11,1542,787	^r145,295,036	^r167,015,250	^r175,403,465	^r176,628,482	^m179,539,340	^m182,709,204	^R,m184,860,969	^m187,170,420	^m190,625,023
Number of employees
Taxicabsⁿ	120,700	106,400	52,500	32,400	30,800	30,700	30,500	30,600	31,200	31,600	32,300
Automotive dealers and service stationsⁿ	1,267,200	1,617,400	1,688,500	2,063,100	2,116,200	2,189,600	2,266,700	2,310,800	2,332,300	2,368,100	2,412,200
Motor vehicles, parts, and suppliesⁿ	N	N	434,300	456,000	471,400	492,100	502,800	513,000	516,600	523,700	523,300
Auto repair, services, and parkingⁿ	N	N	570,900	913,700	968,300	1,020,100	1,080,000	1,119,600	1,145,200	1,196,400	1,248,400

Performance	1960	1970	1980	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Vehicle-miles (millions)
Passenger car and motorcycle
Rural highway
Rural interstate	N	^o62,342	^o89,488	^o117,519	^o114,002	^l115,991	^l120,323	^l121,095	^l128,447	^l131,956	^l136,024
Rural other arterial	^o233,452	^o182,213	^o180,857	^o211,066	^o207,540	^l212,063	^l217,559	^l221,732	^l230,435	^l232,779	^l236,406
Other rural roads	^o80,171	^o179,533	^o180,314	^o219,325	^o196,879	^l199,878	^l203,147	^l212,400	^l220,376	^l224,478	^l226,451
All rural	^o313,623	^R,o424,088	^R,o450,659	^R,o547,910	^R,o518,421	^l527,932	^l541,029	^l555,227	^l579,258	^l589,213	^l598,881
Urban highway^b
Urban interstate	N	^o69,369	^o124,480	^o184,783	^o199,588	^l205,489	^l211,817	^l215,525	^l222,066	^l225,822	^l232,270
Other urban	N	^o426,222	^o546,671	^o685,129	^o698,321	^l714,670	^l726,928	^l741,885	^l758,536	^l764,649	^l781,242
All urban	^o273,389	^o495,591	^o671,151	^o869,912	^o897,909	^l920,159	^l938,745	^l957,410	^l980,602	^l990,471	^l1,013,512
Total rural and urban highway	^o587,012	^R,o919,679	^R,o1,121,810	^R,o1,417,822	^R,o1,416,329	^l1,448,091	^R,l1,479,774	^l1,512,637	^l1,559,860	^l1,579,684	^l1,612,393
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle
Rural highway
Rural interstate	^oe	^o6,766	^o19,952	^o46,298	^R,o60,849	^l63,329	^l65,779	^l69,030	^R,l72,343	^l76,190	^l79,318
Rural other arterial	^oe	^o29,808	^o56,137	^o87,474	^R,o113,595	^l118,305	^l122,212	^l129,890	^l132,043	^l138,475	^l141,247
Other rural roads	^oe	^o37,017	^o73,471	^o94,059	^o110,881	^l113,838	^l119,504	^l128,396	^l130,420	^l136,993	^l140,386
All rural	^oe	^o73,591	^o149,560	^o227,831	^R,o285,325	^l295,472	^l307,495	^l327,316	^l334,806	^l351,658	^l360,951
Urban highway^c
Urban interstate	^oe	^o6,252	^o23,067	^o71,500	^R,o105,317	^l109,807	^l112,908	^l116,680	^l121,700	^l124,399	^l128,328
Other urban	^oe	^o43,443	^o118,308	^o275,239	^R,o373,991	^l384,750	^l396,137	^l406,743	^l411,769	^l424,965	^l434,739
All urban	^oe	^o49,695	^o141,375	^o346,739	^R,o479,308	^l494,557	^l509,045	^l523,423	^l533,469	^l549,364	^l563,067
Total rural and urban highway	^oe	^o123,286	^o290,935	^R,o574,571	^R,o764,634	^l790,029	^l816,540	^l850,739	^l868,275	^l901,022	^l924,018
Vehicle-miles (millions)
Passenger cars^R	^k587,012	^k919,679	^k1,121,810	^k1,417,823	^g,k1,416,329	^R,l1,438,294	^R,l1,469,854	^R,l1,502,556	^R,l1,549,577	^l1,569,100	^l1,601,914
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	^ke	^k123,286	^k290,935	^k574,571	^k764,634	^l790,029	^l816,540	^l850,739	^l868,275	^l901,022	^l924,018
Motorcycle	^kf	^kf	^kf	^kf	^E,l10,240	^l9,797	^l9,920	^l10,081	^l10,283	^l10,584	^l10,479
Total	^k587,012	^k1,042,965	^k1,412,745	^k1,992,394	2,180,963	^R,l2,238,120	^l2,296,314	^l2,363,376	^l2,428,135	^l2,480,706	^l2,536,411
Passenger-miles^c (millions)
Passenger cars^R	^a,k1,145,000	^a,k1,754,174	^a,k2,024,246	^R,k2,140,913	^R,g,k2,600,050	^R,l2,286,887	^R,l2,337,068	^R,l2,389,065	^R,l2,463,828	^l2,494,870	^l2,547,044
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	^ke	^k225,613	^k520,774	^R,k896,331	^R,k1,012,050	^R,l1,256,146	^R,l1,298,299	^R,l1,352,675	^R,l1,380,557	^l1,432,625	^l1,469,189
Motorcycle	^kf	^kf	^kf	^kf	^E,R,l11,264	^R,l10,777	^R,l10,912	^R,l11,089	^R,l11,311	^l11,642	^l11,527
Total	^k1,145,000	^k1,979,787	^k2,545,020	^R,k3,037,244	^R3,612,100	^R,l3,553,810	^R,l3,646,279	^R,l3,752,829	^R,l3,855,696	^l3,939,137	^l4,027,760
Average miles traveled per vehicle
Passenger car^R	^R,k9,518	^k9,989	^k8,813	^k10,277	^R,g,k10,759	^R,l11,203	^R,l11,330	^R,l11,581	^R,l11,754	^l11,848	^l11,988
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	^ke	^k8,676	^k10,437	^k11,902	^R,k12,156	^l12,018	^R,l11,811	^l12,115	^l12,173	^l11,957	^l11,684
Motorcycle	^kf	^kf	^kf	^kf	^E,l2,726	^l2,514	^l2,562	^l2,635	^l2,651	^l2,549	^l2,411
Fuel consumed (million gallons)
Passenger cars^R	^k41,171	^k67,879	^k70,186	^k69,759	^R,g,k68,079	^R,l68,072	^R,l69,221	^R,l69,892	^R,l71,695	^l73,283	^l72,916
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	^ke	^k12,313	^k23,796	^k35,611	^R,k44,112	^l45,605	^l47,354	^R,l49,388	^l50,462	^l52,859	^l52,832
Motorcycle	^kf	^kf	^kf	^kf	^E,l205	^l196	^l198	^l202	^R,l206	^l212	^l210
Average fuel consumption per vehicle (gallons)
Passenger cars^R	^k668	^k737	^k551	^k506	^R,g,k517	^R,l530	^R,l534	^R,l539	^R,l544	^l553	^l546
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	^ke	^k866	^k854	^k738	^R,k701	^l694	^l685	^l703	^l707	^l701	^l668
Motorcycle	^kf	^kf	^kf	^kf	^E,l55	^l50	^l51	^l53	^l53	^l51	^l48
Average miles traveled per gallon of fuel consumed
Passenger cars^R	^k14.3	^k13.5	^k16	^k20.3	^R,g,k20.8	^R,l21.1	^R,l21.2	^R,l21.5	^R,l21.6	^l21.4	^l22
Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle	^ke	^k10	^k12.2	^k16.1	^R,k17.3	^l17.3	^R,l17.2	^l17.2	^R,l17.2	^l17	^l17.5
Motorcycle	^kf	^kf	^kf	^kf	^E,l50.0	^l50	^l50	^l50	^l50	^l50	^l50

Safety	1960	1970	1980	1990	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Number of occupants and nonoccupant fatalities
Passenger car^p	N	N	27,449	24,092	21,997	22,423	22,505	22,199	^p21,194	^p20,862	^p20,492
Motorcycle^p	790	2,280	5,144	3,244	2,320	2,227	2,161	2,116	^p2,294	^p2,483	^p2,862
Bicycle^d,p	490	760	965	859	802	833	765	814	^p760	^p754	^p690
Pedestrian^d,p	7,210	8,950	8,070	6,482	5,489	5,584	5,449	5,321	^p5,228	^p4,939	^p4,739
Occupant fatality rates
Per 100 million vehicle-miles
Passenger car^p	4.7	3.8	2.5	1.7	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.5	^p1.4	^p1.3	^p1.3
Motorcycle^p	N	76.5	50.4	33.9	22.7	22.7	21.8	21.0	^p22.3	^p23.5	^p27.3
Per 10,000 registered vehicles
Passenger car^p	5.1	3.9	2.6	1.8	^R1.8	^R1.8	^R1.8	1.8	^p1.7	^p1.6	^p1.6
Motorcycle^p	13.8	8.1	9.0	7.6	6.2	5.7	5.6	5.5	^p5.9	^p6	^p6.6
Vehicle involvement rate (fatal crashes)
Per 100 million vehicle-miles
Passenger car^p	N	5.6	3.5	2.4	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	^p1.9	^p1.8	^p1.7
Motorcycle^p	N	22.9	50.9	34.3	22.8	23.1	21.9	21.4	^p22.7	^p23.8	^p28.1
Per 10,000 registered vehicles
Passenger car^p	N	5.6	3.7	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.4	^p2.3	^p2.2	^p2.2
Motorcycle^p	N	8.2	9.1	7.7	6.2	5.8	5.6	5.6	^p6	^p6.1	^p6.8

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

NOTES:

^a Figures obtained by addition/subtraction and may not appear directly in data source.

^b Urban consists of travel on all roads and streets in urban places of 5,000 or greater population.

^c In July 1997, the USDOT, Federal Highway Administration published revised passenger-miles data for the highway modes for many years. The major change reflected the reassignment of some vehicles from the passenger car category to the other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle category.

^d Involvement only with motor vehicle.

^e Included in single-unit 2-axle 6-tire or more truck category.

^f Included in passenger cars.

^g Includes motorcycle data.

SOURCES: Unless otherwise noted, refer to chapter tables for sources.

^h U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Product Accounts Tables, table 2.4 available at http://www.bea.doc.gov/bea/dn/nipaweb/AllTables.asp as of Dec. 9, 2001.

ⁱ U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-202.

^j Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table MV-2, (revised tables used when applicable).

^k Ibid., Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-97-009 Washigton, DC: July 1997), table VM–201A, table revised in June 1999.

^l Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1, (revised tables used when applicable).

^m Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table DL-22, (revised tables used when applicable).

ⁿ U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS Database, Internet site http://www.bls.gov/data/sa.htm as of Dec. 9, 2001; codes “414120 Taxicabs,” “605500 Automotive Dealers and Service Stations,” “525010 Motor Vehicle Parts, and Supplies” and “807500 Auto Repair, Services and Parking."

^o U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201.

^p U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Traffic Safety Facts 1999, DOT HS 809 100, (Washington, DC: December 2000), tables 3, 4, 7, and 10, and personal communication, Dec. 12, 2001.

^q U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table MV-201.

^r Ibid., Highway Statistics, Summary to 1995, FHWA-Pl-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table DL-201.