Chart 6. Cumulative percent change in manufacturer new and unfilled orders for motor vehicles and parts, total vehicle sales, and domestic auto production and inventories, January 2020–December 2022
Date Manufacturer new orders for motor vehicles and parts Manufacturer unfilled orders for motor vehicles and parts Total vehicle sales Domestic auto production Domestic auto inventories

Jan 2020

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Feb 2020

3.5 1.5 -1.5 5.4 -2.3

Mar 2020

-18.9 1.7 -32.5 -25.8 11.2

Apr 2020

-63.3 1.1 -48.5 -99.2 2.3

May 2020

-52.4 1.8 -28.8 -76.0 -13.1

Jun 2020

-8.2 5.6 -23.4 -29.2 -14.0

Jul 2020

9.9 6.2 -12.9 1.7 -4.7

Aug 2020

6.8 7.8 -9.3 -4.3 -2.4

Sep 2020

8.2 9.3 -3.6 -5.4 -3.7

Oct 2020

5.2 10.7 -1.3 -10.4 -3.6

Nov 2020

7.1 12.9 -4.7 -11.1 -7.4

Dec 2020

7.3 14.9 -2.2 -17.9 -10.7

Jan 2021

7.2 17.4 0.1 -17.9 -15.9

Feb 2021

-0.6 19.5 -7.0 -32.0 -23.4

Mar 2021

0.2 20.9 5.3 -37.8 -32.4

Apr 2021

-7.3 23.2 7.7 -34.2 -40.9

May 2021

-3.7 24.5 -0.8 -36.6 -52.2

Jun 2021

-3.8 27.4 -9.0 -39.4 -62.6

Jul 2021

3.2 30.4 -13.0 -34.1 -72.8

Aug 2021

0.6 32.3 -22.1 -40.0 -76.1

Sep 2021

-3.2 32.2 -26.5 -59.5 -84.2

Oct 2021

3.2 34.2 -21.1 -39.3 -84.0

Nov 2021

4.0 34.6 -21.8 -38.9 -86.1

Dec 2021

5.8 34.5 -23.9 -35.4 -84.5

Jan 2022

6.5 35.0 -10.2 -41.2 -86.7

Feb 2022

6.1 36.0 -18.2 -39.1 -87.7

Mar 2022

11.2 38.0 -19.1 -31.3 -85.3

Apr 2022

11.5 39.4 -14.9 -27.7 -84.7

May 2022

12.8 39.3 -24.7 -29.8 -84.1

Jun 2022

14.6 39.3 -21.9 -27.1 -82.0

Jul 2022

14.6 39.2 -20.3 -27.1 -84.1

Aug 2022

15.4 38.0 -20.7 -22.5 -79.2

Sep 2022

17.8 35.9 -18.5 -25.0 -78.1

Oct 2022

18.8 35.9 -8.9 -26.8 -79.5

Nov 2022

18.7 35.8 -14.2 -33.6 -79.0

Dec 2022

19.4 35.1 -19.9 -40.4 -78.6

Note: Manufacturer new and unfilled orders for motor vehicles and parts are in millions of dollars, monthly, seasonally adjusted. Total vehicle sales are in millions of units, monthly, seasonally adjusted (annual rate). Domestic auto production and inventories are in thousands of units, monthly, seasonally adjusted.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, and author's calculations.