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Taxable Sales from New Automobile Dealers in Sacramento (4 County) Metropolitan Statistical Area

Sacramento Forecast Project

Taxable sales from New Automobile Dealers in the 4 county Sacramento Metropolitan Statistical Area declined 5.7% (-$250 million) in 2006, ending with a total value of $4.1 billion. The forecast for 2007, based on actual data through the 4th quarter, 2006, is for a decline of 3.8% ($160 million), followed by 1.6% increase in 2008.

The last year that shows actual data for all three variables is 2006. Auto sales in the Sacramento MSA and for California are forecasted for 2007, based on actual data through the 4th quarter, 2006, to show a 3.8% decrease in the MSA, compared to a 2.2% decrease in the state and a forecast decline of 2.2% in the U.S. The forecast for 2008 for the Sacramento MSA is an increase of 1.6%, while the forecast for California is a 3.8% increase and the US, based on actual data through November, 2007 is a 5.3% increase.

Back to Sacramento MSA Update: January, 2008 Arthur N. Jensen, Emeritus Professor of Marketing e-mail to: jensena@csus.edu College of Business Administration California State University, Sacramento Disclaimer: Professor Arthur N. Jensen takes full responsibility for the information posted. The information on this page represents that of Professor Arthur N. Jensen and not that of California State University, Sacramento. [as required in PM BA 96-13 Policy on CSUSInfo World Wide Web]