United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Automobile Output—Cars and Trucks
617
No. 1065. A u t o m o b i l e O u t p u t — P r o d u c t i o n a n d V a lu e : 1 9 6 5 t o 1 9 8 1
IT E M 1 9 6 5 1 9 7 0 1 9 7 3 1 9 7 4 1 9 7 5 1 9 7 6 1 9 7 7 1 9 7 8 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0
1981
prel.
Naw auto sales, total (mil. units)................. 9 . 3 8 . 4 11.4 8.8 8 . 5 10.0 11.0 11.2 10.6 9 . 0 8.5
Domestic sales (mil. units)..................................... 8.8 7 .1 9 . 6 7 . 4 7 . 0 8 . 5 9 . 0 9 . 2 8.2 6.6 6.2
Sales of Imports (mil. units).................................... .6 1 .3 1.8 1 .4 1.6 1 . 5 2.1 2.0 2 .3 2 . 4 2 . 3
Percent o f total...... 6.1 1 5 .3 1 5 .5 1 6 .1 1 8 . 6 1 5 . 0 1 8 . 8 1 7 . 9 22.1 2 6 . 7 2 7 . 3
V A L U E IN C U R R E N T D O L L A R S ( b ll.)
Gross auto output...................................... 31.2 2 8 . 7 4 6 . 2 3 9 . 2 4 0 . 7 5 5 . 9 6 5 . 1 6 9 . 5 68.0 59.8 6 9 . 2
As percent of GNP 1................................ 4 . 5 2 . 9 3 . 5 2 . 7 2.6 3 . 3 3 . 4 3 . 2 2.8 2 . 3 2 . 4
Final sales.................. 3 0 . 5 2 9 . 8 4 5 . 4 3 8 .1 4 2 . 3 6 4 . 6 6 4 . 0 68.8 6 9 .1 6 0 . 9 68.0
Personal consumption expenditures................... 2 5 . 3 2 7 . 3 4 1 . 2 3 4 . 8 3 8 . 2 5 0 . 0 5 7 . 5 6 3 .1 6 4 . 8 6 0 . 6 6 7 . 2
New autoa...................................................... 2 1 . 4 2 1 . 9 3 3 . 9 2 7 . 0 2 9 . 3 3 8 .1 4 4 . 3 4 8 . 2 4 9 .1 4 5 . 7 4 9 . 2
Net purchases of used autos.......................... 3 . 9 5 . 3 7 . 3 7 . 8 8 . 9 1 1 .9 1 3 . 2 1 4 .9 1 5 .7 1 4 .0 1 8 .0
Producers' durable equipment............................ 5 .1 4 . 0 8 . 3 7 . 6 7 . 6 9 . 6 12.6 1 4 .7 1 3 .4 12.1 1 3 .6
New autos...................................................... 6.6 7 . 6 11.6 1 1 .4 1 2 . 5 1 5 .4 1 9 .1 22.2 2 2 . 5 21.1 2 4 .1
Net purchases of used autos a......................... - 1 . 5 - 2 . 6 - 3 . 3 - 3 . 8 - 4 . 9 - 5 . 9 - 0 . 5 - 7 . 5 - 9 . 1 - 9 . 0 - 1 0 . 5
Net exports....................... - . 3 - 2 . 9 - 4 . 7 - 5 . 0 - 4 . 2 - 5 . 7 - 7 . 0 - 1 0 . 0 - 1 0 . 1 - 1 2 . 8 - 1 3 . 8
Exports...... .................... .4 .6 1.8 2 . 3 2 . 9 3 . 3 3 . 6 3 . 7 4 . 7 4 . 0 4 . 0
Imports........................... .7 3 , 7 6 . 5 7 . 3 7 .1 8 . 9 1 0 . 7 1 3 .7 1 4 .8 1 6 .8 1 7 .B
Govt, purchases of goods and services.............. .4 .5 .6 .7 .7 .7 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0
Change in business inventories 3............................ .8 - 1 . 2 .8 1.1 - 1 . 5 1 . 3 1.1 .6 - 1 . 1 - 1 . 1 1.2
Domestic output4.................................................. 2 8 . 3 2 3 . 8 4 0 . 0 3 2 . 6 3 3 . 7 4 6 . 2 5 4 . 8 5 8 . 2 5 7 . 9 4 9 .1 5 4 . 6
Sales of imports 5.................................................. 1 . 3 5 . 8 9 . 0 8 . 9 1 0 .4 1 1 . 4 1 4 . 9 1 6 .4 1 9 .3 2 1 . 4 2 4 . 5
V A L U E IN C O N S T A N T ( 1 9 7 2 ) D O L L A R S ( b ll.)
Gross auto output..................................... 3 5 . 7 2 9 . 8 46.4 3 7 .1 3 5 . 7 4 5 . 3 5 0 . 7 5 0 . 3 4 7 . 0 3 8 .7 4 1 . 5
As percent of GNP 1................................ 3 . 8 2 . 7 3 . 7 3 . 0 2 . 9 3 . 5 3 . 7 3 . 5 3 . 2 2.6 2.8
Final sales...... ...................................................... 3 4 . 8 3 1 . 0 4 5 , 5 3 6 . 2 3 7 . 0 4 4 . 4 4 9 . 7 5 0 .1 4 7 . 5 3 9 . 4 4 0 . 8
Personal consumption expenditures................... 2 9 . 2 2 6 . 8 4 0 . 7 3 2 . 2 3 2 . 0 3 8 . 7 4 2 .1 4 2 . 9 4 1 . 0 3 5 . 8 3 6 . 0
New autos...................................................... 2 3 . 5 2 2 . 7 3 3 . 9 2 5 . 5 2 5 . 4 3 1 .1 3 4 . 4 3 4 . 8 3 3 . 0 2 8 . 3 2 8 . 8
Net purchases of used autos.......................... 5 . 7 6.2 6.8 6 . 7 6.6 7 . 5 7 . 7 8.0 8.1 7 . 5 7 . 2
Producers' durable equioment............................ 5.6 5 . 0 8 . 5 7 . 3 7 . 2 8 . 7 1 0 . 9 11.6 10.1 8 . 3 9 . 5
7 . 3 7 . 8 11.6 1 0 . 7 1 0 . 9 12.6 1 4 . 8 1 6 . 0 1 5 .1 1 3 .0 1 4 .1
Net purchases of used autos *......................... - 1 . 7 - 2 . 8 - 3 . 1 - 3 . 4 - 3 . 7 - 3 . 9 - 3 . 9 - 4 . 5 - 5 . 0 - 4 . 8 - 4 . 6
Net exports........................................................ - . 4 - 3 . 4 - 4 . 3 - 4 . 0 - 2 . 8 - 3 . 6 - 4 . 0 - 5 . 1 - 4 . 3 - 5 . 4 - 5 . 3
Exports........................................................... .4 . 9 1.8 2.2 2 . 5 2 . 7 2.8 2 . 7 3 . 2 2 . 5 2 . 3
Imports........................................................... .9 4 . 3 6.1 6.2 5 . 3 6 . 3 6 . 9 7 . 8 7 . 6 7 . 9 7 . 7
Govt purchases of goods and services.............. .5 . 5 .6 .6 .6 .6 .8 .8 .7 .7 .7
Change In business inventories3............................ . 9 - 1 . 2 .9 .9 - 1 . 3 . 9 1.0 .2 -.5 - . 7 .7
Domestic oulput *.................................................. 3 1 . 1 2 4 . 6 4 0 . 0 3 0 . 8 2 9 . 2 3 7 . 8 4 2 . 5 4 2 .1 3 8 . 9 3 0 . 5 3 1 . 9
Sales of imports *.................................................. 1.4 6.0 9 . 0 8 . 4 9 . 0 9 . 3 11.6 11.8 1 2 .9 1 3 .3 1 4 . 3
■For definition of gross national product (GNP), see text, p. 415. ’ Minus sign (—) denotes greater sales lhan purchases of
used autos. 3New and. used autos. Minus sign (—) denotes decline in business inventories. 'Consists of final sales and
change in business inventories of new autos produced In the U.S. ‘ Consists of personal consumption expenditures, producers’
durable equipment, and government purchases.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, T h e N a tio n a l In c o m e a n d P ro d u c t A c c o u n ts o f th e U n ite d S ta te s , 1 9 2 9 -7 6 , and
Survey o f C u rre n t B u s in e s s , July 1962.
No. 1066. Cars and Trucks in Use, by Age: 1965 to 1981
[As of July 1. Excludes vehicles for which age was not known]
AGE
N U M B E R ( m il. )
PERCENT
1 9 6 5 1 9 7 0 1 9 7 5 1978 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0 1 1 9 8 1 1 9 6 5 1 9 7 0 1 9 7 5 1 9 7 8 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0 1 1 9 6 1
Total cars................ 68.9 80.4 9 5 . 2 102.9 1 0 4 . 7 1 0 4 . 6 1 0 5 . 8 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 3 years................. 21.6 2 4 . 4 2 6 . 8 2 7 . 3 2 6 . 2 2 6 . 6 2 4 . 2 3 1 . 3 3 0 . 3 2 7 .1 2 6 . 5 2 6 . 9 2 6 .6 2 2 . 9
3-5 yean 1 8 . 0 2 4 . 9 2 7 . 0 2 7 . 3 2 5 . 2 2 5 . 5 2 8 . 6 2 6 .1 3 1 . 0 2 8 . 3 2 6 . 5 2 4 .1 2 4 .4 2 7 . 2
6-8 years 1 3 .6 1 8 . 4 22.0 2 3 . 3 2 5 . 0 2 5 . 2 2 3 . 0 1 9 . 7 2 2 . 9 2 3 .1 22.6 2 3 . 9 2 4 .1 2 1 . 7
9 - 1 1 y e a r s ...................................... 9 . 9 7 . 7 1 3 .9 1 4 . 6 1 4 . 9 1 4 . 6 1 6 . 0 1 4 . 3 9 . 6 1 4 . 6 1 4 . 2 1 4 . 3 1 4 .0 1 5 .1
12 years and over........... 5 . 9 4 . 9 6.6 1 0 . 5 1 1 . 3 1 2 . 5 1 3 . 9 8.6 6.1 6 . 9 10.2 10.8 1 1 .9 1 3 .1
Average age................. 5 . 9 5 . 5 6.0 6 . 3 6 . 4 6.6 6 . 9 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
Total trucks............ 1 3 .1 1 7 .7 2 4 . 8 3 0 . 5 3 2 . 6 3 5 . 2 3 6 .1 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 3 years................. 3 . 2 4 . 7 6 . 9 8 . 5 9 . 2 8.8 7 . 3 2 4 . 6 2 6 . 5 2 7 . 9 2 7 . 8 2 8 . 2 2 4 . 9 20.2
3 - 5 years........................ 2 . 5 4 . 3 5 . 8 7 . 4 7 . 3 8.1 9 . 7 1 8 . 9 2 4 .1 2 3 . 3 2 4 . 2 2 2 .3 2 3 .1 2 6 . 9
6-8 years......................... 2.0 3 . 0 4 . 4 5 . 3 6.2 7 . 4 7 .1 1 4 . 9 1 6 . 7 1 7 . 9 1 7 .4 1 9 .1 21.0 1 9 . 7
9 - 1 1 years...................... 1.8 1 . 9 3 . 2 3 . 8 4 . 0 4 , 4 4 , 9 1 4 .1 1 0 . 5 1 3 . 0 1 2 . 4 1 2 .3 1 2 .5 1 3 . 6
12 years and over........... 3 . 6 3 . 9 4 . 4 5 . 5 5 . 9 6 . 5 7 . 2 2 7 . 6 22.2 1 7 . 8 1 8 .1 1 8 .1 1 8 . 4 1 9 . 9
Average age................ 8.0 7 . 4 6 . 9 6 . 9 6 . 9 7 .1 7 . 5 (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X)
X Not applicable. 'Beginning 1980, passenger vans (approx. 1.4 million) were reclassified from passenger cars to trucks.
Source: R. L. Polk & Co., Detroit, Mich. In Motor Vehicle Manufactures Association of the United States, Inc., Detroit, Mich.,
M o to r V e h ic le F a c ts a n d F ig u res , annual. (Copyright; further reproduction prohibited without Polk permission.)