TABLE E-9  Average Fuel Efficiency of U.S. Passenger Cars and Light Trucks: 1995–2005,,,,,,,,
Miles per gallon,,,,,,,,
,Average U.S. passenger car fuel efficiency (calendar year),,New vehicle fuel efficiency (model year),,,,CAFE standards (model year),
,Passenger car,Other 2-axle 4-tire vehicle,Passenger car,Domestic,Imported,"Light truck (<8,500 lbs GVWR)",Passenger car,Light truck
1995,21.1,17.3,28.6,27.7,30.3,20.5,27.5,20.6
1996,21.2,17.2,28.5,28.1,29.6,20.8,27.5,20.7
1997,21.5,17.2,28.7,27.8,30.1,20.6,27.5,20.7
1998,21.6,17.2,28.8,28.6,29.2,21.0,27.5,20.7
1999,21.4,17.0,28.3,28.0,29.0,20.9,27.5,20.7
2000,21.9,17.4,28.5,28.7,28.3,21.3,27.5,20.7
2001,22.1,17.6,28.8,28.7,29.0,20.9,27.5,20.7
2002,22.0,17.5,29.0,29.1,28.8,21.4,27.5,20.7
2003,22.2,16.2,29.5,29.1,29.9,21.8,27.5,20.7
2004,22.5,16.2,29.1,29.3,28.7,21.5,27.5,20.7
2005,22.9,16.2,30.0,30.0,29.9,21.8,27.5,21.0
KEY: CAFE = Corporate Average Fuel Economy; GVWR = gross vehicle weight rating; U = data are unavailable.,,,,,,,,
NOTES: New vehicle fuel efficiency and CAFE standards assume 55% city and 45% highway-miles.  The fuel efficiency figures for light duty vehicles represent the sales-weighted harmonic average of the combined passenger car and light truck fuel economies.,,,,,,,,
"SOURCES: Average U.S. passenger car fuel efficiency: 1980-1994—U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics Summary to 1995, FHWA-PL-97-009 (Washington, DC: July 1997), table VM-201A. (Revised data obtained from Internet site http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/ohimstat.htm as of August 2, 2001).  1995-2004—USDOT, FHWA, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), table VM-1.
New vehicle fuel efficiency (based on model year production) and CAFE standards: 1995-2005—USDOT, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Summary of Fuel Economy Performance (Washington, DC: 2005).",,,,,,,,