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Retail sales of new motor vehicles, 1947 to 1956
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| Passenger cars | Trucks and buses | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | $ | number | $ | number | $ | |
| 1947 | 159,205 | 283,190,390 | 71,050 | 133,047,105 | 230,255 | 416,237,495 |
| 1948 | 145,655 | 282,903,958 | 75,645 | 156,313,030 | 221,300 | 439,216,988 |
| 19491 | 202,318 | 412,297,863 | 84,023 | 176,426,822 | 286,341 | 588,724,685 |
| 1950 | 324,903 | 661,673,944 | 104,792 | 223,995,095 | 429,695 | 885,669,039 |
| 1951 | 275,686 | 683,182,846 | 109,962 | 266,976,665 | 385,648 | 950,159,511 |
| 1952 | 292,095 | 725,167,630 | 108,682 | 277,448,211 | 400,777 | 1,002,615,841 |
| 1953 | 359,172 | 899,726,000 | 103,354 | 262,745,000 | 462,526 | 1,162,471,000 |
| 1954 | 310,546 | 797,554,000 | 72,082 | 191,964,000 | 382,628 | 989,518,000 |
| 1955 | 386,962 | 1,023,351,000 | 78,716 | 232,539,000 | 465,678 | 1,255,890,000 |
| 1956 | 407,710 | 1,127,523,000 | 91,660 | 326,690,000 | 499,370 | 1,454,213,000 |
| 1. Newfoundland included from 1949. | ||||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1957/1958. | ||||||
