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Passenger Car and Motorcycle Fuel Consumption and Travel,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998
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Vehicles registered (thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,"61,671","75,258","89,244","106,706","121,601","127,885","133,700","128,300","126,581","127,327","127,883","128,387","129,728","129,749","131,839"
Motorcycles,574,"1,382","2,824","4,964","5,694","5,444","4,259","4,177","4,065","3,978","3,757","3,897","3,872","3,826","3,879"
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Vehicle-miles traveled (millions),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,"587,000","723,000","917,000","1,034,000","1,112,000","1,247,000","1,408,000","1,358,000","1,372,000","1,375,000","1,406,000","1,438,000","1,470,000","R1,502,556","1,545,830"
Motorcycles,a,a,"3,000","5,600","10,200","9,100","9,600","9,200","9,600","9,900","10,200","9,800","9,900","R10,081","10,260"
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Fuel consumed (million gallons),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,"41,171","49,723","67,819","74,140","69,982","71,518","69,568","64,317","65,436","67,048","67,874","68,072","69,221","R69,892","72,209"
Motorcycles,a,a,60,113,204,182,191,184,191,198,205,196,198,202,205
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Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,9.5,9.6,10.3,9.7,9.1,9.8,10.5,10.6,10.8,10.8,11.0,11.2,11.3,11.6,11.7
Motorcycles,a,a,1.1,1.1,1.8,1.7,2.2,2.2,2.4,2.5,2.7,2.5,2.6,2.6,2.6
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Average miles traveled per gallon,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,14.3,14.5,13.5,13.9,15.9,17.4,20.2,21.1,21.0,20.5,20.7,21.1,21.2,21.5,21.4
Motorcycles,a,a,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50,50
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Average fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger cars,668,661,760,695,576,559,520,501,517,527,531,530,534,R539,548
Motorcycles,a,a,21,23,36,33,45,44,47,50,55,50,51,53,53
a  Included in passenger car.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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KEY:  R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTE:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
See table 4-12 for other 2-axle 4-tire vehicles.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Passenger car:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number registered:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC:  ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"July 1997), table MV-201.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1995-98: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC:  Annual issues), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
All other categories:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC:  July ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1997), table VM-201A. For 1970-94, the unrevised motorcycle vehicle-miles and fuel consumed are subtracted from the combined passenger car ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
and motorcycle vehicle-miles and fuel consumed from VM-201A.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1995-98: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Motorcycle:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Number registered:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-94: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC:  July 1997), ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
table MV-201. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1995-98: Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1. ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
All other categories:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-85: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics Summary to 1985, table VM-201A.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1990-98:  Ibid., Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), table VM-1.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Average miles traveled per vehicle, average miles traveled per gallon, average fuel consumed per vehicle: Derived by calcuation.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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