TABLE 12-5
DEMAND FOR NEW PASSENGER CARS IN THE UNITED STATES,1971 TO 1986
Y = New passenger cars sold (thousands),seasonally unadjusted
X2 = New cars,Consumer Price Index,1967 = 100,seasonally unadjusted
X3 = Consumer Price Index,all items,all urban consumers,1967 = 100,seasonally unadjusted
X4 = The personal disposable income (PDI),billions of dollars,unadjusted for seasonal variation
X5 = The interest rate,percent,finance company paper placed directly
X6 = The employed civilian labor force (thousands),unadjusted for seasonal variation
Year Y X2 X3 X4 X5 X6
1971 10227 112.0 121.3 776.8 4.89 79367
1972 10872 111.0 125.3 839.6 4.55 82153
1973 11350 111.1 133.1 949.8 7.38 85064
1974 8775 117.5 147.7 1038.4 8.61 86794
1975 8539 127.6 161.2 1142.8 6.16 85846
1976 9994 135.7 170.5 1252.6 5.22 88752
1977 11046 142.9 181.5 1379.3 5.50 92017
1978 11164 153.8 195.4 1551.2 7.78 96048
1979 10559 166.0 217.4 1729.3 10.25 98824
1980 8979 179.3 246.8 1918.0 11.28 99303
1981 8535 190.2 272.4 2127.6 13.73 100397
1982 7980 197.6 289.1 2261.4 11.20 99526
1983 9179 202.6 298.4 2428.1 8.69 100834
1984 10394 208.5 311.1 2670.6 9.65 105005
1985 11039 215.2 322.2 2841.1 7.75 107150
1986 11450 224.4 328.4 3022.1 6.31 109597