2008 Canadian Vehicle Survey Update Report

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Annex C. Data tables of figures in the 2008 Canadian Vehicle Survey

Several figures from the chapters of this report have been converted to the following data tables for statistical purposes. Note that the letter to the right of each estimate indicates its quality: A – Excellent, B – Very good, C – Good, D – Acceptable, E – Use with caution and F – Too unreliable to be published.

Due to rounding, the numbers in the tables may not add up, and some data may differ slightly from one table to the next.

Figure 1 Age of vehicle fleet by vehicle type, 2008

Vehicle age	Vehicles - 2008
	Light vehicles	Medium trucks	Heavy trucks
Less than 3 years old	3 757 038 C	105 114 E	80 159 D
3 to 5 years old	4 400 905 B	79 080 E	61 988 E
6 to 9 years old	5 042 142 B	72 013 E	60 745 E
10 to 13 years old	3 187 534 C	- F	46 450 E
More than 13 years old	3 038 885 C	114 474 D	77 763 E

Figure 2 Vehicle-kilometres travelled by vehicle type, 2000 to 2008

Year	VKM, 2000 to 2008 (million)
	Light vehicles	Medium trucks	Heavy trucks	Total
2000	281 985 A	5 930 A	20 716 A	308 631 A
2001	283 380 A	6 476 A	18 577 A	308 434 A
2002	290 320 A	5 440 A	18 167 A	313 927 A
2003	286 618 A	6 173 A	18 606 A	311 397 A
2004	285 164 A	7 001 B	20 829 A	312 994 A
2005	289 717 A	6 195 B	21 601 A	317 512 A
2006	296 871 A	7 438 B	21 836 A	326 145 A
2007	300 203 A	8 150 B	23 922 A	332 275 A
2008	294 361 A	8 416 B	22 834 A	325 611 A

Figure 3 Fuel consumption rate by vehicle type and fuel type, 2005 and 2008

Year	Light vehicles	Medium trucks	Heavy trucks
Gasoline consumption rate (L/100 km)
2005	10.6 B	26.6 C	- F
2008	10.6 B	23.0 C	- F
Diesel consumption rate (L/100 km)
2005	11.4 D	26.4 A	35.1 A
2008	11.4 E	23.3 A	35.3 A

Figure 4 Vehicles in Canada by region, 2000 and 2008

Province/territory	Vehicles
	2000	2008
Newfoundland and Labrador	246 674 A	286 058 B
Prince Edward Island	75 920 A	82 015 C
Nova Scotia	516 296 A	552 505 B
New Brunswick	434 605 A	480 730 B
Quebec	3 856 820 A	4 560 974 A
Ontario	6 435 278 A	7 285 377 A
Manitoba	601 515 A	685 881 B
Saskatchewan	682 228 A	771 651 B
Alberta	2 052 922 A	2 727 151 B
British Columbia	2 269 107 A	2 675 964 B
Yukon	23 410 A	30 087 A
Northwest Territories	19 518 A	24 473 A
Nunavut	2 851 A	3 555 B
Canada	17 217 143 A	20 166 421 A

Figure 5 Light vehicles per household by jurisdiction, 2008*

Province/territory	Vehicles per household
Newfoundland and Labrador	1.37
Prince Edward Island	1.40
Nova Scotia	1.38
New Brunswick	1.53
Quebec	1.34
Ontario	1.45
Manitoba	1.42
Saskatchewan	1.79
Alberta	1.87
British Columbia	1.47
Territories	1.51
Canada	1.48

* Data quality estimates are not provided because the CVS data were combined with Statistics Canada data on households (Dwelling Characteristics and Household Equipment for Canada, Provinces/Territories and Selected Metropolitan Areas, Catalogue No. 62F0041 XDB).

Figures 6, 7 and 8 Average annual distance travelled by light vehicles, medium trucks and heavy trucks by jurisdiction, 2008

Province	Average annual distance travelled (km)
	Light vehicles	Medium trucks	Heavy trucks
Newfoundland and Labrador	18 052 C	- F	- F
Prince Edward Island	15 288 C	- F	- F
Nova Scotia	16 551 C	- F	59 053 E
New Brunswick	15 221 C	20 633 E	31 063 E
Quebec	14 296 B	25 475 E	91 639 D
Ontario	16 027 B	21 447 D	82 055 C
Manitoba	14 753 C	17 198 E	89 696 E
Saskatchewan	15 810 C	13 220 E	40 999 E
Alberta	15 633 B	21 708 D	61 216 D
British Columbia	13 086 B	19 221 E	33 139 E
Canada	15 153 A	20 386 B	69 806 B

Figures 9, 10 and 11 Fuel consumption rate of gasoline-powered light vehicles medium trucks and heavy trucks by jurisdiction, 2008

Province	Fuel consumption rate (L/100 km)
	Light vehicles (gasoline)	Medium trucks (diesel)	Heavy trucks (diesel)
Newfoundland and Labrador	10.0 E	23.8 C	34.8 B
Prince Edward Island	9.8 E	23.8 D	35.0 C
Nova Scotia	9.9 E	22.6 B	35.2 A
New Brunswick	10.3 E	23.7 C	39.5 B
Quebec	9.8 D	25.7 B	35.2 A
Ontario	10.5 C	23.0 B	35.0 A
Manitoba	11.1 D	23.8 B	33.1 A
Saskatchewan	11.9 E	22.2 B	38.7 A
Alberta	12.1 D	22.6 B	35.4 A
British Columbia	11.0 E	23.3 B	38.2 B
Canada	10.6 B	23.3 A	35.3 A

Figure 12 Light vehicles by vehicle body type, 2000 and 2008

Body type	Vehicles
	2000	2008
Car	9 616 617 A	10 362 959 B
Station wagon	421 166 B	623 672 E
Van	2 116 998 A	2 684 401 C
SUV	1 086 770 A	2 295 665 C
Pickup truck	2 579 587 A	3 497 151 C

Figure 13 PKM travelled in Canada by vehicle body type of light vehicles, 2000 to 2008

Year	PKM travelled, 2000 to 2008 (million)
	Car and station wagon	Van, SUV, pickup and other light vehicles
2000	282 608 A	192 466 A
2001	258 405 B	202 219 B
2002	264 511 B	206 068 B
2003	270 513 B	192 643 E
2004	243 012 A	228 152 A
2005	259 216 A	237 746 B
2006	251 057 A	240 699 A
2007	231 313 A	255 619 A
2008	251 091 A	225 706 A

Figure 14 Average distance travelled and light vehicles per household, 2000 to 2008

Year	Average annual distance travelled by light vehicles (km)	Light vehicles per household*
2000	16 944 A	1.43
2001	16 877 A	1.42
2002	16 782 A	1.44
2003	16 334 A	1.44
2004	16 036 A	1.44
2005	15 976 A	1.44
2006	16 015 A	1.45
2007	15 794 A	1.46
2008	15 153 A	1.48

* Data quality estimates are not provided because the CVS data were combined with Statistics Canada data on households (Dwelling Characteristics and Household Equipment for Canada, Provinces/Territories and Selected Metropolitan Areas, Catalogue No. 62F0041 XDB).

Figure 15 Light vehicles by vehicle age, 2005 and 2008

Age	Vehicles
	2005	2008
Less than 3 years old	3 302 281 C	3 757 038 C
3 to 5 years old	4 288 089 B	4 400 905 B
6 to 9 years old	4 656 862 B	5 042 142 B
10 to 13 years old	3 221 021 C	3 187 534 C
More than 13 years old	2 666 485 C	3 038 885 C

Figure 16 Distance travelled by heavy trucks by configuration, 2008

Configuration	VKM (million)
Straight truck	3 247 C
Tractor only	774 E
Tractor and one trailer	15 991 B
Straight truck and trailer	525 E
Tractor and 2 trailers	1 854 D
Tractor and 3 trailers	- F
Other	221 E

Figure 17 Distance travelled by medium and heavy trucks by trip purpose, 2008

Trip purpose	VKM (million)
	Medium trucks	Heavy trucks
Driving to or from a service call	1 606 E	590 E
Carrying goods or equipment	3 613 D	18 257 B
Empty	- F	3 081 C
Other work purpose	- F	- F
Non-work purpose	2 606 D	483 E

Figure 18 Distance travelled by medium and heavy trucks by activity type, 2008

Activity type	VKM (million)
	Medium trucks	Heavy trucks
For-hire	1 304 D	13 299 B
Owner-operator	1 525 D	5 402 B
Private	4 343 B	2 649 C
Other	1 197 D	1 269 D

Figure 19 Distribution of medium and heavy trucks by vehicle age, 2005 and 2008

Year	Vehicles
	Medium trucks		Heavy trucks
	2005	2008	2005	2008
Less than 3 years old	61 087 E	105 114 E	65 104 D	80 159 D
3 to 5 years old	61 314 E	79 080 E	58 717 D	61 988 E
6 to 9 years old	64 444 E	72 013 E	78 450 E	60 745 E
10 to 13 years old	45 872 E	- F	43 431 E	46 450 E
More than 13 years old	93 222 E	114 474 D	49 761 E	77 763 E

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