Table 1-18:  Retail Sales and Leases of New Cars by Sector (Thousands of vehicles),,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005
Total sales and leases of new cars,"9,333","8,402","8,538","8,982","10,978","9,300","8,175","8,214","8,518","8,990","8,636","8,527","8,273","8,142","8,697","8,852","8,422","8,102","7,615","7,505","7,667"
Consumer,"7,103","6,252","5,907","6,100","7,092","5,677","4,424","4,566","4,656","4,600","4,326","4,079","3,907","3,980","4,389","4,680","4,632","(R) 4,524","(R) 4,341","(R) 4,251","4,305"
Business,"2,140","2,056","2,508","2,758","3,754","3,477","3,648","3,529","3,672","4,183","4,070","4,223","4,166","3,943","4,076","3,949","3,568","(R) 3,373","(R) 3,074","(R) 3,061","3,146"
Government,89,94,123,124,132,147,103,119,190,207,241,225,199,218,232,224,223,(R) 205,(R) 200,(R) 193,216
Percentage of total sales and leases,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Consumer,76.1,74.4,69.2,67.9,64.6,61.0,54.1,55.6,54.7,51.2,50.1,47.8,47.2,48.9,50.5,52.9,55.0,(R) 55.8,(R) 57.0,(R) 56.6,56.1
Business,22.9,24.5,29.4,30.7,34.2,37.4,44.6,43.0,43.1,46.5,47.1,49.5,50.4,48.4,46.9,44.6,42.4,(R) 41.6,(R) 40.4,(R) 40.8,41.0
Government,1.0,1.1,1.4,1.4,1.2,1.6,1.3,1.5,2.2,2.3,2.8,2.6,2.4,2.7,2.7,2.5,2.6,(R) 2.5,(R) 2.6,(R) 2.6,2.8
KEY:  R = revised.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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NOTES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"Includes imported cars, but not vans, trucks, or sport utility vehicles.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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SOURCES,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1960-65: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, National Income and Wealth Division, unpublished data.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"1970-2005: Ibid., Underlying Detail for the National Income and Product Account Tables, Internet site http://www.bea.gov/ as of Oct. 12, 2006, table 7.2.5S; personal communication Oct. 26, 2006.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,