Figure 1,,,,,,
New Passenger Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy Averages: Model Years 1978–2000,,,,,,
(Miles per gallon),,,,,,
Year,All cars and trucks,,Domestically produced,,Imports,
,Car,Light Truck,Car,Light Truck,Car,Light Truck
1978,19.9,N.A.,18.7,N.A.,27.3,N.A.
1979,20.3,18.2,19.3,17.7,26.1,20.8
1980,24.3,18.5,22.6,16.8,29.6,24.3
1981,25.9,20.1,24.2,18.3,31.5,27.4
1982,26.6,20.5,25.0,19.2,31.1,27.0
1983,26.4,20.7,24.4,19.6,32.4,27.1
1984,26.9,20.6,25.5,19.3,32.0,26.7
1985,27.6,20.7,26.3,19.6,31.5,26.5
1986,28.2,21.5,26.9,20.0,31.6,25.9
1987,28.5,21.7,27.0,20.5,31.2,25.2
1988,28.8,21.3,27.4,20.6,31.5,24.6
1989,28.4,21.0,27.2,20.4,30.8,23.5
1990,28.0,20.8,26.9,20.3,29.9,23.0
1991,28.4,21.3,27.3,20.9,30.1,23.0
1992,27.9,20.8,27.0,20.5,29.2,22.7
1993,28.4,21.0,27.8,20.7,29.6,22.8
1994,28.3,20.8,27.5,20.5,29.7,22.0
1995,28.6,20.5,27.7,20.3,30.3,21.5
1996,28.5,20.8,28.1,20.5,29.6,22.2
1997,28.7,20.6,27.8,20.2,30.1,22.1
1998,28.8,21.1,28.6,20.5,29.2,22.9
1999,28.3,20.9,28.0,20.4,29.0,22.5
2000,28.5,21.2,28.5,N.A.,28.3,N.A.
"NOTE: As of 2000, NHTSA no longer separately reports domestically produced and imported light truck data.",,,,,,
"SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Automotive Fuel Economy Program, “Annual Update Calendar Year 2000,” July 2001, table II-6, available at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars, as of August 2001.",,,,,,