Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, February 2009

Motor trade sales decrease

Motor trade sales for the three months ended February 2009 decreased by 10,1% compared with the three months ended February 2008, while the corresponding growth for the same period in 2008 was 5,3%.

New vehicle sales for the three months ended February 2009 decreased by 30,9% compared with the three months ended February 2008. This was the main contributor (-9,7 percentage points) to the total decrease of 10,1% in motor trade sales (see Table B overleaf).

Motor trade sales for February 2009 decreased by 15,3% compared with February 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 7,8%.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended February 2009 decreased by 7,7% compared with the three months ended November 2008.