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TOTALSA · FRED

Total vehicle sales, SAAR

High-beta, credit-financed, deferrable. Turns early and hard.

Latest reading

16.38

Millions of Units · observation 2026-09-01, published 2026-10-02

Last 24 observations.

Signal

−0.95

Inside the normal range. Not a strong reading either way.

Use
In model: block 3 score
Model input
100 × change in the logarithm, about the % change from the previous period
Direction
A falling value raises recession risk.

Where it fits

Household & Consumer: Track two-thirds of GDP and the credit channel that constrains it. The model averages the standardised signals in each block into a block score, then combines the twelve block scores in a probit. Today the 12-block model reads 1.6%.

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