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Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption and Travel
in the U.S., 1960–2005
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1960 |
1970 |
1980 |
1990 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
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Number registered (thousands)
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| Passenger car |
61,671 |
89,244 |
121,601 |
133,700 |
136,066 |
129,728 |
129,749 |
131,839 |
132,432 |
133,621 |
137,633 |
135,921 |
135,670 |
136,431 |
135,568 |
| Total1 |
73,858 |
111,242 |
161,490 |
193,057 |
205,297 |
210,441 |
211,580 |
215,496 |
220,461 |
225,821 |
235,331 |
234,624 |
236,760 |
237,243 |
241,194 |
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Vehicle-miles traveled (millions)
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| Passenger car |
587,000 |
917,000 |
1,112,000 |
1,408,000 |
1,541,458 |
1,469,854 |
1,501,820 |
1,545,830 |
1,569,100 |
1,601,914 |
1,628,332 |
1,658,640 |
1,672,079 |
1,699,890 |
1,689,965 |
| Total1 |
719,000 |
1,110,000 |
1,527,000 |
2,144,000 |
2,422,775 |
2,485,848 |
2,550,373 |
2,625,367 |
2,691,056 |
2,749,803 |
2,797,287 |
2,855,756 |
2,890,450 |
2,964,788 |
2,989,807 |
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Fuel consumed (million gallons)
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| Passenger car |
41,171 |
67,819 |
69,982 |
69,568 |
68,317 |
69,221 |
69,867 |
72,209 |
73,283 |
72,916 |
73,559 |
74,949 |
75,455 |
75,402 |
73,870 |
| Total1 |
57,880 |
92,329 |
114,960 |
130,755 |
143,266 |
147,365 |
150,332 |
154,884 |
161,411 |
162,260 |
163,478 |
167,730 |
170,069 |
178,536 |
179,100 |
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Average miles traveled per vehicle (thousands)
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| Passenger car |
9.5 |
10.3 |
9.1 |
10.5 |
11.3 |
11.3 |
11.6 |
11.7 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
12.2 |
12.3 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
| Total1 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
9.5 |
11.1 |
11.8 |
11.8 |
12.1 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
12.2 |
12.5 |
12.4 |
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Average miles traveled per gallon
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| Passenger car |
14.3 |
13.5 |
15.9 |
20.2 |
22.6 |
21.2 |
21.5 |
21.4 |
21.4 |
22.0 |
22.1 |
22.1 |
22.2 |
22.5 |
22.9 |
| Total1 |
12.4 |
12.0 |
13.3 |
16.4 |
16.9 |
16.9 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
16.7 |
16.9 |
17.1 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
16.6 |
16.7 |
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Average annual fuel consumed per vehicle (gallons)
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| Passenger car |
668 |
760 |
576 |
520 |
502 |
534 |
538 |
548 |
553 |
546 |
534 |
551 |
556 |
553 |
541 |
| Total1 |
784 |
830 |
712 |
677 |
698 |
700 |
711 |
719 |
732 |
719 |
695 |
715 |
718 |
753 |
743 |
1. Includes personal passenger vehicles,
buses, and trucks.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation.
Web: www.dot.gov .
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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