The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. 	

Year	Cars registered

1925	69521
1927	106090
1930	154634
1935	143488
1940	212199
1945	198158
1950	247664
1955	384220
1960	515173
1965	709239
1970	892122
1975	1151332
1980	1283661
1985	1481822
1988	1373338
1989	1430805
1990	1489338
1991	1539809
1992	1542912
1993	1562134
1994	1600499
1995	1647134
1996	1635718
1997	1675301
1998	1746659
1999	1831118
2000	1877850
2001	1909480
2002	1960503
2003	2010024
2004	2113578

Source: http://www.stats.govt.nz/tables/ltds/ltds-transport.htm	

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