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Economic Pulse: Week of 8/7/26

Car Sales up 4.6%

Car sales rose to 16.6 million at seasonally adjusted annual rates in June, up 4.6% from the previous year's level. Car sales peaked in March 2025 at almost 18 million, just before the new tariffs were announced, and have trended downward through the end of last year.

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Listen to Economic Pulse Fridays at 5:44 PM during All Things Considered; Mondays at 7:30 AM during Morning Edition.

(Original air-date: 8/7/26)

Dr. Kamran Afshar is the host of the weekly WDIY feature Economic Pulse, and he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Lehigh Valley Community Broadcasters Association as a Vice President.
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