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Table 1
New motor vehicle sales

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  October 2007 September 2008r October 2008p October 2007 to October 2008 September to October 2008
  Seasonally adjusted
  number of vehicles % change
New motor vehicles 138,276 141,424 140,158 1.4 -0.9
Passenger cars 70,019 75,186 72,623 3.7 -3.4
North American1 45,907 46,318 46,354 1.0 0.1
Overseas 24,112 28,868 26,269 8.9 -9.0
Trucks, vans and buses 68,257 66,238 67,535 -1.1 2.0
New motor vehicles          
Newfoundland and Labrador 2,354 2,741 2,701 14.7 -1.5
Prince Edward Island 484 478 437 -9.7 -8.6
Nova Scotia 4,239 4,610 4,430 4.5 -3.9
New Brunswick 3,242 3,422 3,347 3.2 -2.2
Quebec 34,010 36,523 35,611 4.7 -2.5
Ontario 48,994 50,354 50,151 2.4 -0.4
Manitoba 4,022 3,947 4,032 0.2 2.2
Saskatchewan 3,989 4,176 4,410 10.6 5.6
Alberta 20,625 20,300 20,183 -2.1 -0.6
British Columbia2 16,317 14,873 14,856 -9.0 -0.1
  October 2007 September 2008r October 2008p October 2007 to October 2008  
  Unadjusted  
  number of vehicles % change  
New motor vehicles 124,072 137,538 126,494 2.0  
Passenger cars 62,005 74,759 64,263 3.6  
North American1 39,486 45,558 40,155 1.7  
Overseas 22,519 29,201 24,108 7.1  
Trucks, vans and buses 62,067 62,779 62,231 0.3  
New motor vehicles          
Newfoundland and Labrador 1,888 2,621 2,244 18.9  
Prince Edward Island 421 454 384 -8.8  
Nova Scotia 3,397 4,275 3,646 7.3  
New Brunswick 2,748 3,138 2,897 5.4  
Quebec 30,308 35,795 32,228 6.3  
Ontario 44,742 49,765 45,688 2.1  
Manitoba 3,727 4,180 3,782 1.5  
Saskatchewan 3,620 4,125 4,054 12.0  
Alberta 19,132 19,258 18,688 -2.3  
British Columbia2 14,089 13,927 12,883 -8.6  
rrevised
ppreliminary
1.Manufactured or assembled in Canada, the United States or Mexico.
2.Includes Yuk on, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Note:Figures may not add up to totals due to rounding.

Date Modified: 2008-12-12

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