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The U.S. Motor Vehicle Industry: Roaring Back in 2012

Submitted on April 10, 2012 - 3:17pm

By any variety of measures, the U.S. motor vehicle industry has made a remarkable comeback after experiencing an incredibly deep decline during the most recent recession.  To answer the question of “just how much the motor vehicle industry has comeback?,” this blog examines the recent increases in production, employment, exports, and sales.

Production:

Motor Vehicle Assemblies

Vehicle Sales Start Strong in 2012

Submitted on April 4, 2012 - 4:37pm

Quarterly Vehicle Sales

Manufacturing doing pretty well so far in 2012

Submitted on March 29, 2012 - 1:23pm

 Combined manufacturing indicator table

 

International Trade: U.S. and India

Submitted on March 28, 2012 - 9:52am

US Exports to India 2001-2011

Travel and tourism totaled $1.2 trillion in 2011, supporting 7.6 million jobs

Submitted on March 21, 2012 - 9:06am

Figure 1. Tourism Spending 

Surf’s Up!  (and by “Surf” I mean “Tourism”)