December auto sales
James Hamilton (January 6th, 2009) Writes:
On a seasonally adjusted basis, U.S. light vehicle sales remained deeply depressed in December. But at least things don't seem to be any worse than they had been the previous month.
U.S. light vehicle sales usually get a lift in December, and 2008 was no exception. Sales of cars (excluding SUVs) manufactured in North America were 22.7% higher in December than in November, which is even a little stronger than the usual seasonal increase. But it was a modest bump up from a frighteningly low level, with November 2008 39.9% below November 2007 levels, and December 2008 still down 33.9% from December 2007.
Data source: Wardsauto.com
Year-over-year change in monthly sales
Category Nov 2008 Dec 2008
domestic cars -39.9%-33.9%
domestic trucks-36.9%-38.8%
imported cars-29.5%-31.9%
imported trucks-35.8%-31.4%
all vehicles-36.7%...


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