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

Motor trade sales decrease

Motor trade sales for the second quarter of 2009 decreased by 15,6% compared with the second quarter of 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 8,0%.

The major contributors to the decrease of 15,6% were new vehicle sales (-37,7% and contributing -11,0 percentage points) and fuel sales (-16,7% and contributing -4,4 percentage points).

Motor trade sales for June 2009 decreased by 10,2% compared with June 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 6,2%.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the second quarter of 2009 decreased by 0,2% compared with the first quarter of 2009.