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Vehicle registrations - Canada. September of 1978

Canadians sales of passenger car improve

In September, vehicle registrations in Canada grew by 24.84% with respect to September of 1977. In total, 109,161 cars were registered and 1,389,333 new cars were sold in the last twelve months, 2.14% more than the year before.

The breakdown of car sales figures for the month of September is:

  • Commercial vehicles sold: 29,094, 21.36% more than in September of 1977.
  • Passenger cars regitrations: 80,067, which represents a figure of 26.15% more than in September of 1977.

Canada is among the ten countries where the greatest number of cars have been registered in the last year, in ranking of 2 countries based on number of vehicle registrations.

A very useful variable for estimating the level of economic wealth enjoyed by Canadians residents, when compared to the other countries in the ranking, is the number of vehicles sold or registered per thousand residents in the last year. With annual sales of 58.56 cars per 1,000 residents, 4.6 of them in the last month, Canada, occupies second place, so, compared to the other countries in the ranking, its population has a good standard of living.

As can be seen, the number of registrations per thousand residents has grown in the last year. The increase in this figure is positive, as it generally indicates improved public confidence in the country's economy.

Changes in Canadian vehicle registration numbers are shown in the tables below. As several studies indicate, these changes are very much related to changes in GDP and, hence, to a country's economic situation. Sales have grown since 1968, as 847,779 were produced that year as have the number of registrations per thousand residents, which that year numbered 41.34.

Here we show you the progression of vehicle registrations in Canada. You can see car registrations in other countries in en vehicle registrations and see all the economic information about Canada in en Canadian economy.

Canada - New motor vehicle registrations
DateCommercial vehicles MonthPassengers vehicles MonthMonthly vehicle salesMonthly Vehicles/ 1,000 p.Commercial vehicles YearPassengers vehicles YearAnnual vehicle salesAnnual Vehicles/ 1,000 p.
September 197829,09480,067109,1614.60378,0871,011,2461,389,33358.56
August 197830,00677,998108,0044.55372,966994,6491,367,61557.64
July 197832,43882,822115,2604.86372,535994,7441,367,27957.63
June 197840,476106,788147,2646.21369,295991,4841,360,77957.35
May 197842,146109,738151,8846.40362,830986,1301,348,96056.86
April 197835,986101,004136,9905.77355,860981,1321,336,99256.35
March 197832,86888,426121,2945.11350,721976,5951,327,31655.94
February 197825,96570,42096,3854.06352,237982,3131,334,55056.25
January 197824,41259,94384,3553.56352,639982,9151,335,55456.29
December 197722,60657,16279,7683.36353,561991,3981,344,95956.69
November 197728,23979,052107,2914.58355,0751,002,8851,357,96057.91
October 197733,85197,826131,6775.62353,527999,7121,353,23957.71
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Canada - New motor vehicle registrations
Canada - New motor vehicle registrations