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2003–2008 Average New Car Expenditures
(Rev. 08/09)
Consumer outlay for new domestic cars slighty increased while imports decreased in 2008. Listed below are the consumer expenditures for domestic and import cars for 2003 through 2008. These expenditures do not include items such as taxes, destination charges, dealer costs, etc. The “average” figures are weighted measures based on the number of vehicles sold and other factors. The change column indicates the percentage change from the previous year.
2003–2008 Average New Car Expenditures
| Year |
Domestic |
Change |
Import |
Change |
Average |
Change |
| 2008 |
20,490 |
-- |
28,174 |
-- |
23,051 |
-- |
| 2007 |
20,434 |
0.27% |
29,735 |
-5.25% |
23,336 |
-1.22% |
| 2006 |
20,342 |
0.45% |
29,625 |
0.37% |
23,140 |
0.85% |
| 2005 |
19,833 |
2.57% |
29,172 |
1.55% |
22,497 |
2.86% |
| 2004 |
18,910 |
4.88% |
28,409 |
2.69% |
21,637 |
3.97% |
| 2003 |
18,536 |
2.02% |
28,139 |
0.96% |
21,169 |
2.21% |
Source: Ward’s Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures 2009
| 2003-2008 Change in New Car Expenditures |
| Domestic |
10.54% |
| Import |
0.12% |
| Average |
8.89% |
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SUVs continue to become more popular
among US drivers, accounting for 27.2% of all light vehicle
sales in the first seven months of 2004, compared with 26%
the same period in 2003.
(The New York Times, 8/17/04)
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