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THE U.S. AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY: MONTHl Y REPORT ON SELECTED EC NOMIC INDICATORS
·Report to the Subcommittee on Trade, Committee on Ways and Means,
on Investigation No. 332~152
Under Section 332
of the Tariff Act of 1930
USITC PUBLICATION 1438
OCTOBER 1983
United States International Trade Commission I Washi_ngton, D.C. 20436
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UNITED STATES INTERNt\ TIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
COMMISSIONERS
Alfred E. Eckes, Chairrrian
Paula Stem
Veronica A. Haggart
Seeley G. Lodwick
Kenneth R. Mason, Secretary to the Commi_ssion
This report was prepared principally by
Jim McElroy and Georgia Jackson
Machinery and Transportation Equipment Branch Machinery and Equipment Division
Office of Industries Norris A. Lynch, Director
Address all communications to
Office of the Secretary
United States International Trade Commission
Washington, D.C. 20436
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C 0 N T E N T S
Tables
1. New passenger;- automobiles: U.S. retail sales of domestic pro<;luction, production, inventory, days' supply, and employment, by specified periods, 1981, 1982, and 1983~------------------------------------- 1
2. New passenger automobiles: U.S. imports for consumption, by pdncipal sources and specified periods, 1981, 1982, and 1983---------------- 2
3. Lightweight automobile trucks and bodies and cab/chassis for light-weight automobile trucks: U.S. imports for consumption, by principal sources and specified periods, 1981, 1982, and 1983------ ~
4. New passenger automobiles:, U,S. exports of domestic merchandise, by principal markets and.specified periods, 1981, 1982, and 1983-~- 4
5. Lightweight automobile trucks and bodies and cab/chassis for lightweight automobile trucks: U.S. exports of domestic merchandise, by principal markets and specified periods, 1981, 1982, and 1983--~ 5
6. New passenger automobiles: Sales of domestic and imported passenger automobiles and sales of imported passenger automobiles as a percent of total U.S. sales, by specified periods, 1982 and 1983-~--------- 6
7., New passenger automobiles: Price indexes, by specified periods, 1982 and 1983--------------------~-------------------------------~- 6
8. New passenger automobiles: Retail price chat)ges in the U.S. market, -during September i983---------------------------------------------- 1
9. Manufacturers' suggested retail prices of selected U.S. and Japanes~ automobiles, April 1981-0ctober 1983------------------------------ 8
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Table 1,--New passenger automobiles: U.S. retail sales of domestic production, production, inventory, days' supply, and· employment, by specified periods, 1981, 1982, and 1983
Total employees-----: Production workers--: Layoffs II----------:
11 Not applicable.
y 770 y 578
186
2.1 763 2_1 568
133
1/ 11 11
§_/ 663 §_/ 482 :
236
11 11 11
ll Days' supply is an average for each class size which is determined by dividing total inventory by the previous month's retail sales.
11 Employment data are eor SIC.371 (motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment).
fi.1 D_ata are for July 1983, revised. ii Data are for August 1983. ~I Data are for August 1982, revised. IJ L·ayoffs are the number of UAW members on indefinite layoff as of the end
of each specified period.
Source: Retail sales, production, and days• supply, Ward's Auto Information Bartk; inventory, .Automotive News; and employment, U.S. Department of Labor.
Note.--Because of rounding, figures may not add to the totals shown.
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Table 2.--New passenger automobiles: U.S. imports for consumption, by principal sources and specified periods, 1981, 1982, and 1983 11 ll
1982 and 1983 1981 and 1982 Source
Japan--------------: Canada-------------:
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West Germany----'---: Sweden-------------: Italy--------------: United Kingdom-----: France-------------: All other------:----:
Total--------"'":
Japan--------------: Canada--------~--~-~
West Germany-------: Sweden-------------: Italy--------------: United Kingdom-----: France-------------: All other-----"-----:
ll Data include imports into Puerto Rico; data do not include automobiles assembled in Foreign Trade zones.
£1 Data include TSUSA number 692.1005.
Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Note.-~Because of rounding, figures may not add to the totals sho\olln,
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Table 3.--Lightweight automobile trucks 1/ and bodies and cab/chassis for lightweight automobile trucks: U.S. imports for consumption, by principal sources and · specified periods, 1981, 1982, and 1983 '£/
Source
Japan--------------: Canada-----':_ _______ : All other------:-----:
Total----------:
Japan--------:._-----: Canada-------------: All other----------:
Total----------: .. -·
·July 198~
37,507 16,942
82 54,531
150,~24 138,001
1,574 289,899
1982 and'1983
.A.ug. : sept. 1982.:... 1983 : Aug. 1983
Quantity (units) ~/
42,380 359,260 17,240 . 234,220 .
42 2,683 59,662 596,163
Value (1,000 d:ollars)
172,597 1,457,057 170,460 1,9(11,346
386 40,855 343,443 3,459,258
11 Defined as not over 10,000 pounds gvw.
1981 Aug.·. 1982.
30,597 19,512
18 50,127
129,355 162,559
324 292,238
'?:./ Partially estimated, all data include imports into Puerto Rico.
and 198.2
Sept .. 1981-Aug .. 1982
422 ,Olp '279. 282
1,176 .. '102,545
1,763,521 2,174,915
12,457
~/ Quantity data include complete trucks and cab/chassis, but exclude bodies.·
Source: Compiled from official statistics of the u.s, Department of Commer~e ..
Note.--Because of rounding, figures may not add tQ the totals shown.
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Table 4.--New passenger automobiles:. U.S. exports of domestic merchandise, by principal markets and specified periods, 1981, 1982.~ and 1983
Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Note.--Because of rounding, figures may not add to the totals shown.
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Table 5. --Lightweight automobile trucks 1/ and bodies and ca.b/~hassis for lightweight automqbile trucks; U.S. exports of domestic merchandise, by principal marl;tets and spedfied per.iods, 1981, 1982, and 1983 'f./
1982 and 1983 1981 and 1982 Market
Canada---:-,---------; Saudi Arabia._------: Kuwait---....:.------:---: Venezuela----------: All other----------:
~/ Quantity·data include complete trucks and c~b/chassis, but exclude bodies.
Source: Compileq from official statistics of _the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Note.--Because of roundin~, figures may not add to the totals shown.
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Table 6.--New passenger automobiles: Sales of domestic and imported passenger automo and sales of imported passenger automobiles as a percent of total U.s. sales, by sp periods, 1982 and 1983
!I Suggeated retail prlce11, But Coaat, do not include anJ dealer lncentl've1, below-market -offered by manufacturers or importers.
!I The following code11 apply: PB "' power brakes; llWD • rear window defro1ter; TG • tinted hatchback; AT = automatic tranaalasion; AC • air conditioning; R • radio.
1983
0 +6.9 +1.6 +11.5
0 +0.3
-1.1 +1.6 +7.4 +12.3
+4.4 +24.l
+1.8 +7 •. 1 +3.7 +16.l +4.2 +23.4
+7.8 +16.7 +4.6 +22.4
0 +10.0 0 +16.4
+3.9 +9.8
+1.0 +13.8 +3.5 +13.7
+3.S +7.2
financing or rebates
gla1111; HB •
31-Base models are 2 door or 2 door hatchback and 4 door or 4 door hatchback models. Optlonally.equlpped models are base model• which_ have been equipped with the options llatad in parenthesis.
!I.Cimarron not sold until May 21, 1981. ' SJ Tempo replaced the.Fairmont Futura. ii.Dodge 600 bas repiaced the Diplomat. 11 Sentra replaced the 210; Stanza replaced the 510.
Source: Coaplled froa data supplied bf U.S. aanufacturera •. J~paneae laportera, and Automotive News;
Uote: Soaa 1981, 1982, and 1983 model1 were discontinued; these· ilodels_w•r• replaced bJ coaparable 1984 models. In addition, ao- equipment that wa11 optional on prior modelii ii now included la the ba•• prlce •. ,-k!ng ',prlce compar:i.sons of prior-year 1110dels difficult.