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Following is the summary table for Japan’s motor vehicle sales released by the Japan Auto Dealers Association in Tokyo.
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Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. YTD
2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
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----------------------Percent Change From Year Ago--------------------
Total 31.9% 40.7% 23.5% 24.1% 28.3% 1.7% 35.6%
Cars 33.1% 42.7% 23.4% 23.9% 28.3% 0.8% 37.2%
Trucks 22.0% 24.2% 24.2% 25.9% 28.4% 10.1% 22.9%
Buses 1.4% 3.3% 26.6% 24.5% 13.1% 5.5% 2.2%
-------------------------Unadjusted Sales Level-----------------------
Total 333,213 263,267 221,960 252,236 247,927 313,790 596,480
Cars 301,791 239,107 194,352 221,048 220,271 280,379 540,898
Trucks 30,317 23,419 26,747 30,315 26,922 32,565 53,736
Buses 1,105 741 861 873 734 846 1,846
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Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Sept. YTD
2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012
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----------------------Percent Change From Month Ago-------------------
Total 26.6% 18.6% -12.0% 1.7% -21.0% 44.9% n/a
Cars 26.2% 23.0% -12.1% 0.4% -21.4% 48.6% n/a
Trucks 29.5% -12.4% -11.8% 12.6% -17.3% 22.3% n/a
Buses 49.1% -13.9% -1.4% 18.9% -13.2% -30.6% n/a
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NOTE: Domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses. Excludes vehicles with less than 660cc of engine displacement. Monthly changes are not seasonally adjusted.
SOURCE: Japan Auto Dealers Association
To contact the reporter on this story: Minh Bui in Tokyo at mbui@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Marco Babic at mbabic@bloomberg.net