338 ELECTRIC VEHICLES BUSINESS AT SERVICE STATIONS Dollar volume Number of service stations Year: 1956 ---------------------------------------------------1957 -----------------------------------------------------1958 --------------------------------------------1959 ---------------------------------------------1960 ---------------------------------------------1961 ---------------------------------------------1962 ---------------------------------------------1963 --------------------------------------------1964 -----------------------------------------------------1965 ---------------------------------------------1966 ---------------------------------------------1967 -----------------------------------------------------1968 ---------------------------------------------1969 ---------------------------------------------1970 ---------------------------------------------1971 -----------------------------------------------------1972 ---------------------------------------------1973 ---------------------------------------------1974 -----------------------------------------------------1975 ---------------------------------------------1976 ---------------------------------------------- Total sales (billions) I 194, 600 200,100 206,755 207,800 208,800 209,700 210,600 211,473 212,600 213,550 214, OO 215,450 216,400 217,350 218,300 219,250 220,200 221,150 222,100 223,050 224,000 Average per station (thousands) $13.7 15. 1 15.8 18 17.6 18.0 18.6 19.4 20.3 21.3 22.4 23.5 24.7 25.9 27.2 28.6 30.0 31.5 33.1 34.8 36.6 $70.4 75.5 76.4 80.9 84.3 85.8 88.3 91.7 95.5 99.7 104.4 109.1 114.1 119.2 124.6 130.4 136.2 142.4 149.0 156. 0 163.4 11956-65, Department of Commerce, Survey of Current Business. 1966-76, NPN estimates. 2 Bureau of Census figures, 50 percent or more of dollar volume comes from sales and service, petroleum products. Produd sa, Privately owned passenger cars (thousands)' Year: 1962 ------------------------1963 ------------------------1964 ------------------------1965 ------------------------1966 ------------------------1967 ------------------------1968 ------------------------1969 ------------------------1970 ------------------------1971 ------------------------1972 ------------------------1973 ------------------------1974 ------------------------1975 -----------------------1976 ------------------------ 65,796 68,730 71,658 74,647 77, 555 80,265 83,270 86,340 89,685 93,000 96, 600 100,250 103, 950 107,850 111,875 passenger cars Gasoline Average gallons per year 657 652 659 657 657 662 662 662 667 667, 667 671 671 671 671 Motor oil Annual retail market (million gallons) Average quarts per year 43,228 44,812 47,223 49,043 50,954 53,135 55,125 57,157 59,820 62,031 64,432 67,268 69,750 72,367 75,068 I Continental United States through 1958; Alaska and Hawaii included from 1959. Source: Bureau of Public Roads and NPN estimates. 20.8 19.6 17.6 16.6 15.8 15.1 14.0 13.5 13.3 13.1 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.1 11.8 Annual retail market (million quarts) 1,369 1,347 1,261 1,239 1,225 1,212 1,166 1,166 1,193 1, 218 1,236 1,263 1,289 1,305 1,320