IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Motor trade sales increase

Motor trade sales for the three months up to May 2007 increased by 13,4% compared with the three months up to May 2006. This is lower than the 14,6% increase reported for the three months ended May 2006 compared with the three months ended May 2005.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months up to May 2007 increased by 3,0% compared with the three months ended February 2007.

The motor trade sales estimates have recently been distorted by the problems of registering new and used vehicles. Motor trade sales, excluding vehicle sales, for May 2007 increased by 17,9% compared with May 2006, which is 1,4 percentage points lower than the 19,3% increase reported in April 2007.  Total motor trade sales for May 2007 increased by 13,6% compared with May 2006 as opposed to the 9,5% increase reported in April 2007, when the eNaTIS system was introduced.