29 471 TABLE 5.--PRICE INDEXES FOR AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT IN CANADA The industrial selling price indexes were revised in 1969. classification shown here are the new series. 1965 is not entirely comparable with later data. The 2/ The average index for passenger cars was introduced in January 1971; the indexes for individual passenger car models were discontinued in October 1973. TABLE 6.--PRICE OF TYPICAL MODEL, SUBCOMPACT 2-DOOR SEDAN WITH COMPARABLE STANDARD ITEM EQUIPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, MODEL YEARS 1965, 1973-75 1965 Model Introduction Factory List Price Sales/Excise Tax 1/ Dealers Delivery & Handling| Manufacturer's suggested retail price 2/ 2,239 2,289 238 11.6 Sales/Excise Tax 1/ 94/ 218 223 214 Dealers Delivery & Handling Manufacturer's suggested retail price 2/ 2,060 2,457 2,512 452 21.9 2,398 2,452 224 10.1 Sales/Excise Tax 1/ 94/ 237 242 233 Dealers Delivery & Handling Manufacturer's suggested retail price 2/ 2,237 2,635 2,694 457 20.4 17 Canadian sales tax 11 percent 1964-67, 12 percent 1968; U.S. excise tax 10 Aug. 15, 1971. 7 percent 1966-Aug. 1971. U.S. excise tax on passenger cars and light trucks repealed as of 2/ Manufacturer's suggested retail price includes factory list price, sales tax or excise dealer delivery and handling, but excludes destination charges, state and local taxes, tax and license 3,436 468 15.8 percent 1964-65 SC1.00, rate the exchange in Dec. 1974. 4-DOOR SEDAN, 8 CILINDER WITH COMPARABLE EQUIPMENT IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, MODEL YEARS 1965, 1973-75 Price in United STANDARD Canadian dollars) dollars United States Amount U.S. dollars Percent 1965 Model Introduction 3/ 3/ 3/ Factory List Price 2,565 3,040 3,108 543 21.2 Sales/Excise Tax 1/ 149 256 262 113 Dealers Delivery & Handling 40 40 41 Manufacturer's suggested retail price 2/ 2,754 3,336 3,411 657 23.9 1/ Canadian sales tax 11 percent 1964-67, 12 percent 1968; U.S. excise tax 10 percent 1964-65, 2/ Manufacturer's suggested retail price includes factory list price, sales tax or excise tax and 3/ Based on the conversion rate of 1.02246 = $C1.00 the exchange rate in Dec. 1974. 4/ Excise Tax on Tires and Tubes. TABLE 8.--PRICE OF TYPICAL POPULAR MODEL, 4-DOOR SEDAN, 8 CYLINDER WITH COMPARABLE STANDARD 17 Canadian sales tax 11 percent 1964-67, 12 percent 1968; U.S. excise tax 10 percent 1964-65, 2/ Manufacturer's suggested retail price includes factory list price, sales tax or excise tax and |