BTS | Table 1-22. Median Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the U.S.

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Table 1-22. Median Age of Automobiles and Trucks in Operation in the U.S.

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	Automobiles	Trucks
1970	4.9	5.9
1975	5.4	5.8
1980	6.0	6.3
1985	6.9	7.6
1990	6.5	6.5
1991	6.7	6.8
1992	7.0	7.2
1993	7.3	7.5
1994	7.5	7.5
1995	7.7	7.6
1996	7.9	7.7
1997	8.1	7.8
1998	8.3	7.6
1999	8.3	7.2

NOTE: The National Personal Transportation Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, estimates the mean age of automobiles, trucks, and vans for several years:

	1969	1977	1983	1990	1995
Automobiles	5.1	5.5	6.7	7.6	8.2
Trucks	N	6.4	7.9	9.0	8.3 (inc. vans)

KEY: N = data do not exist.

SOURCE: The R.L. Polk Co., personal communication, Mar. 28, 2000.

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