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

Motor trade sales decrease

Motor trade sales for the three months ended August 2009 decreased by 11,6% compared with the three months ended August 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 5,4%.

The major contributors to the decrease of 11,6% were new vehicle sales (-25,1% and contributing -6,9 percentage points) and fuel sales (-18,0% and contributing -5,1 percentage points).

Motor trade sales for August 2009 decreased by 13,4% compared with August 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 1,3%.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended August 2009 increased by 1,3% compared with the three months ended May 2009.