The affordability of light vehicles has been quite stable over the past ten quarters. Family incomes have been rising faster than vehicle prices, but higher interest rates have increased the cost of financing a new car.

Our incomes have risen a lot faster than pricing.

The Liberty family is quite large -- in the past we have generally collected enough personal care items to meet the needs of the shelter's residents for nearly a year. Each year we are amazed at how many tenants participate in the drive, and we are so thankful that our tenants have been so generous and giving.

It's relatively affluent, and the affluence is rising faster than in the country as a whole.

The timing would be quite good. The faster they get it done the better.

If gas prices are just holding steady and not increasing, and if incomes are rising, your gas bill is the same, and [consumer] demand can rebound. That's the most likely scenario here.