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

Motor trade sales decrease


Motor trade sales for the three months ended July 2009 decreased by 12,6% compared with the three months ended July 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 5,4%.

The major contributors to the decrease of 12,6% were new vehicle sales (-30,7% and contributing -8,7 percentage points) and fuel sales (-17,3% and contributing -4,7 percentage points).

Motor trade sales for July 2009 decreased by 11,8% compared with July 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 8,8%.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended July 2009 decreased by 0,5% compared with the three months ended April 2009.