January 6, 2025

Unit car and truck sales rose 0.9% in December to 16.798 million after climbing 3.3% in November, 2.2% % in October, and 4.0% in September.  Car sales in recent months have picked up from the 15.5-16.0 million pace that existed for more than a year to about 16.5 million..

We expect GDP growth to be 2.5% in the fourth quarter and 2.9%  in 2025.

Stephen Slifer

NumberNomics

Charleston, SC