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Table 1-26: Average Age <strong>of</strong> Automobiles and Trucks inOperation in the United StatesYear Passenger Cars Light Trucks All Light Vehicles1995 8.4 8.3 8.41996 8.5 8.3 8.51997 8.7 8.5 8.61998 8.9 8.5 8.81999 9.1 8.5 8.82000 9.1 8.4 8.92001 9.3 8.4 8.92002 9.4 8.4 92003 9.6 8.5 9.12004 9.8 8.6 9.42005 10.1 8.7 9.52006 10.3 8.9 9.72007 10.4 9 9.82008 10.6 9.3 102009 10.6 9.6 10.2Average age <strong>of</strong> household vehicles for several yearsaAutomobile Van Sport utility Pickup Other truck RV/motor home1969 5.1 U U U U U1977 5.5 6.4 U 7.3 11.6 4.51983 7.2 8.5 U 8.5 12.4 10.71990 7.6 5.9 U 8.4 14.5 10.41995 8.2 6.7 6.6 9.7 14.9 13.22001 8.5 7.0 6.1 9.4 16.8 12.52009 9.5 8.7 7.1 11.2 17.8 16.0KEY: U = data are unavailable.aThe 1969, 1977, 1983, and 1990 surveys do not include a separate category for sports utility vehicles (SUV), while the 1995, 2001 and 2009surveys do. In 1990, most SUVs were classified as automobiles.NOTEData for average age <strong>of</strong> automobiles are as <strong>of</strong> July 1 <strong>of</strong> each year, except in 2009, the data are as <strong>of</strong> October 1.SOURCESAverage age <strong>of</strong> automobiles:The R.L. Polk Co., Company-News, Polk Finds More Vehicles Scrapped than Added to Fleet, available athttps://www.polk.com/company/news/polk_finds_more_vehicles_scrapped_than_added_to_fleet as <strong>of</strong> Dec. 19, 2011.Average age <strong>of</strong> household vehicles:U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong>, Federal Highway Administration, 1995 Nationwide Personal <strong>Transportation</strong> Survey: Summary<strong>of</strong> Travel Trends (Washington, DC: 1999); U.S. <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Transportation</strong>, Federal Highway Administration, Bureau <strong>of</strong><strong>Transportation</strong> Statistics, 2001 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) Data, available at http://nhts.ornl.gov as <strong>of</strong> September2009; 2009 National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) Data, personal communication, Aug. 9, 2011.

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