Total Vehicle Sales in United States

Oficina de Analisis Economico (BEA) · Monthly · Importance 70

16.758 (Jul-26) ABS · M unidades · CSV

Recessions COVID recession

Period	M unidades
Jul 2026	16.758
Jun 2026	17.043
May 2026	16.748
Apr 2026	16.643
Mar 2026	16.659
Feb 2026	15.894
Jan 2026	14.999
Dec 2025	16.399
Nov 2025	16.006
Oct 2025	15.845
Sep 2025	16.984
Aug 2025	16.900
Jul 2025	16.998
Jun 2025	16.282
May 2025	16.043
Apr 2025	17.583
Mar 2025	18.349
Feb 2025	16.420
Jan 2025	15.950
Dec 2024	17.302
Nov 2024	16.908
Oct 2024	16.493
Sep 2024	16.341
Aug 2024	15.978
Jul 2024	16.337
Jun 2024	15.789
May 2024	16.361
Apr 2024	16.458
Mar 2024	16.209
Feb 2024	16.255
Jan 2024	15.558
Dec 2023	16.321
Nov 2023	15.782
Oct 2023	15.739
Sep 2023	16.209
Aug 2023	16.071
Jul 2023	16.321
Jun 2023	16.607
May 2023	15.931
Apr 2023	16.410
Mar 2023	15.620
Feb 2023	15.469
Jan 2023	15.657
Dec 2022	13.874
Nov 2022	14.583
Oct 2022	15.098
Sep 2022	14.120
Aug 2022	14.185
Jul 2022	13.871
Jun 2022	13.821
May 2022	13.290
Apr 2022	14.614
Mar 2022	14.220
Feb 2022	14.197
Jan 2022	14.886
Dec 2021	13.123
Nov 2021	13.371
Oct 2021	13.156
Sep 2021	12.730
Aug 2021	13.874

Period	%
Jun 2026	3.1%
May 2026	-0.5%
Apr 2026	-0.4%
Mar 2026	5.0%
Feb 2026	6.0%
Jan 2026	-8.6%
Dec 2025	2.5%
Nov 2025	1.0%
Oct 2025	-6.7%
Sep 2025	0.5%
Aug 2025	-0.6%
Jul 2025	4.4%
Jun 2025	1.5%
May 2025	-8.8%
Apr 2025	-4.2%
Mar 2025	11.7%
Feb 2025	2.9%
Jan 2025	-7.8%
Dec 2024	2.3%
Nov 2024	2.5%
Oct 2024	0.9%
Sep 2024	2.3%
Aug 2024	-2.2%
Jul 2024	3.5%
Jun 2024	-3.5%
May 2024	-0.6%
Apr 2024	1.5%
Mar 2024	-0.3%
Feb 2024	4.5%
Jan 2024	-4.7%
Dec 2023	3.4%
Nov 2023	0.3%
Oct 2023	-2.9%
Sep 2023	0.9%
Aug 2023	-1.5%
Jul 2023	-1.7%
Jun 2023	4.2%
May 2023	-2.9%
Apr 2023	5.1%
Mar 2023	1.0%
Feb 2023	-1.2%
Jan 2023	12.9%
Dec 2022	-4.9%
Nov 2022	-3.4%
Oct 2022	6.9%
Sep 2022	-0.5%
Aug 2022	2.3%
Jul 2022	0.4%
Jun 2022	4.0%
May 2022	-9.1%
Apr 2022	2.8%
Mar 2022	0.2%
Feb 2022	-4.6%
Jan 2022	13.4%
Dec 2021	-1.9%
Nov 2021	1.6%
Oct 2021	3.3%
Sep 2021	-8.2%
Aug 2021	-8.6%
Jul 2021	-5.4%

Period	%
Jun 2026	4.6%
May 2026	3.0%
Apr 2026	-5.6%
Mar 2026	-9.1%
Feb 2026	-3.3%
Jan 2026	-6.0%
Dec 2025	-5.2%
Nov 2025	-5.3%
Oct 2025	-3.9%
Sep 2025	3.9%
Aug 2025	5.8%
Jul 2025	4.0%
Jun 2025	3.1%
May 2025	-1.9%
Apr 2025	6.8%
Mar 2025	13.2%
Feb 2025	1.0%
Jan 2025	2.5%
Dec 2024	6.0%
Nov 2024	7.1%
Oct 2024	4.8%
Sep 2024	0.8%
Aug 2024	-0.6%
Jul 2024	0.1%
Jun 2024	-4.9%
May 2024	2.7%
Apr 2024	0.3%
Mar 2024	3.8%
Feb 2024	5.1%
Jan 2024	-0.6%
Dec 2023	17.6%
Nov 2023	8.2%
Oct 2023	4.2%
Sep 2023	14.8%
Aug 2023	13.3%
Jul 2023	17.7%
Jun 2023	20.2%
May 2023	19.9%
Apr 2023	12.3%
Mar 2023	9.8%
Feb 2023	9.0%
Jan 2023	5.2%
Dec 2022	5.7%
Nov 2022	9.1%
Oct 2022	14.8%
Sep 2022	10.9%
Aug 2022	2.2%
Jul 2022	-8.7%
Jun 2022	-13.9%
May 2022	-24.1%
Apr 2022	-21.3%
Mar 2022	-22.9%
Feb 2022	-12.1%
Jan 2022	-11.0%
Dec 2021	-22.4%
Nov 2021	-18.0%
Oct 2021	-20.6%
Sep 2021	-23.8%
Aug 2021	-13.8%
Jul 2021	0.0%

About this indicator

Source	U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Frequency	Monthly
Release	Primeros dias habiles del mes siguiente al de referencia (estimacion suplementaria de vehiculos motorizados)
What it is	Measures the number of cars and light trucks (up to 14,000 lb) sold in the United States in a month, expressed as a seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR, in millions of units). Published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), it is one of the timeliest gauges of US households' spending on durable goods.
How it's calculated	The BEA compiles the figure from Ward's Automotive reports and USITC import data. The light-vehicle series adds cars and light trucks, both domestic and imported, and is annualised and seasonally adjusted: the month's pace is projected over a full year as if it held steady.
Market implications	A rise points to strong consumption and confident households, since buying a vehicle is a big, credit-sensitive spending decision; a fall often foreshadows weaker private consumption and GDP. It is highly sensitive to interest rates and disposable income, and is watched as a leading gauge of durable-goods spending.
Limitations	It is very volatile month to month owing to sales incentives, inventory availability (chips, supply chains) and seasonality, and manufacturer data are revised over time. It excludes heavy commercial and industrial trucks, which are reported separately.