YTDvolumePlate Units FY07-FY10.xls

This is a vehicle registration volume data file from the Maine Department of Motor Vehicles tracking license plate units issued across fiscal years 2007 through 2010. The file documents registration activity across multiple vehicle categories and specialty plate programs administered by the state's Cash Office. Standard registration categories tracked include passenger vehicles (which represent the largest volume category at over one million units in FY07), motorcycles (47,446 units in FY07), trailers (200,823 units in FY07), commercial vehicles (106,835 units in FY07), and various specialty classifications such as farm trucks, motor homes, buses, and antique vehicles. The data also captures dealer fees, permits, and decal stamp issuances. All figures show a general declining trend from FY07 through the partial FY10 data (through January 2010), with total registration subtotals decreasing from 1,442,643 units in FY07 to 757,037 units through January 2010.

The file includes detailed breakdowns of specialty plate programs identified as CR Plates, UM Plates, LB Plates, BB Plates, AG Plates, TS Plates, SW Plates, BC Plates, and AW Plates, with separate accounting of new and re-registration units for each category by fiscal year. Specialty plate totals across all programs decreased from 129,479 units in FY09 to 84,553 units in FY10 (through January 2010). The data provides historical baseline information likely used for forecasting license plate sheeting material requirements and production volumes needed to support ongoing state motor vehicle registration operations.