
Motor vehicles are a major component of overall advance retail sales, accounting for twenty-four percent of the overall total for the month of June.
| Advance Retail Sales of Motor Vehicles | May-02 | Jun-02 |
|---|---|---|
| Value of advance sales (in millions) | 63,553 | 65,884 |
| Percent change from same month previous year | -3.41 | 3.67 |
NOTE: Advance retail sales are advance estimates of monthly retail trade produced by the Bureau of the Census. The advance estimates are based on a small subsample of the Census Bureau's full retail sales sample.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Census, as of July 12, 2002, available at: http://www.census.gov/svsd/www/adseries.html