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	Table 444 (Soc., Infra., Convey.)
	New Vehicles registered (Class of Vehicles) (Fuel Type)  (1999-2004)
	soc444e					(Number)
Item	Fuel Type	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Motor cars	Diesel	3,462	5,474	2,249	1,106	1,957	309
	Petrol	7,070	8,419	6,177	10,897	19,227	18,807
Three wheelers	Diesel	301	423	82	61	55	65
	Petrol	14,405	11,170	10,192	20,815	36,149	43,724
Buses - Hiring	Diesel	…	1,017	1,255	1,423	1,945	2,165
	Petrol	…	6	2	6	4	2
Buses - CTB＊	Diesel	…	999	53	…	…	…
Buses - Private	Diesel	1,752	269	…	…	…	…
Motor cycles	Petrol	42,497	40,080	34,119	54,762	86,877	124,474
Dual purpose	Diesel	9,735	7,855	5,738	7,380	8,690	57,766
	Petrol	105	97	126	1,211	4,578	4,970
Lorry proper	Diesel	12,572	8,194	5,764	7,541	9,507	8,882
	Petrol	105	141	155	286	1,280	1,528
Lorry - tractors	Diesel	279	131	7	86	33	27
Lorry - trailers	Non Fuel	208	116	87	214	144	201
Lorry - others	Diesel	196	70	…	…	…	…
Ambulances	Diesel	25	87	71	} 39	187	54
	Petrol	1	6	11		6	5
Hearses	Diesel	3	…	…	…	…	1
	Petrol	9	5	…	…	1	5
Land vehicles	Diesel	1,629	744	829	864	1,166	2,005
Tractor (4 wh)
Long Vehicle trailers	Non Fuel	795	393	479	446	858	1,322
Long Vehicle others	Diesel	6,867	6,541	5,238	6,214	8,838	9,530
Total		102,016	92,237	72,634	113,312	181,502	275,842
© ２００８， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Department of Motor Traffic
Key:
＊；　Ceylon Transport Board
Revised:  2008(y)/10(m)/30(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka