New motor vehicle sales
URL: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2010000101
This survey collects data on monthly retail sales (in dollars and in units) of new motor vehicles sold in Canada.
The interest in and need for detailed statistics on the automobile industry arose when the industry began playing a prominent role in the Canadian economy. For over 50 years, Statistics Canada has been collecting and disseminating statistical information on the retail sales of new motor vehicles. Not only are these statistics required to produce estimates of Canadian consumer spending for inclusion in the national accounts and the gross domestic product, but they have also served and continue to serve as one of the most important, most often requested indicators of the health of Canada's economy.
Over time, estimates of the total retail sales volume of new motor vehicles were not sufficient to meet the incessant demand for more information. There came an increasing need for data on the characteristics of the fleet of new vehicles sold at retail, either to learn more about the preferences of Canadian consumers or to assess the penetration of the Canadian market by major foreign manufacturers. Statistics on new motor vehicle sales were expanded in the early 1970s to provide separate figures for Japanese vehicle sales.
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | April 18, 2023 |
| Metadata last updated | April 18, 2023 |
| Created | April 18, 2023 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | Other (Open) |
| Datastore active | False |
| Datastore contains all records of source file | False |
| Has views | True |
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