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

Motor trade sales decrease

Actual motor trade sales estimates for the three months ended October 2009 decreased by 11,1% compared with the three months ended October 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 2,8%.

The major contributors to the decrease of 11,1% were new vehicle sales (-20,2% and contributing -5,3 percentage points) and fuel sales (-14,7% and contributing -4,0 percentage points).

Motor trade sales for October 2009 decreased by 9,1% compared with October 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 increased by 1,1%.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended October 2009 decreased by 1,0% compared with the three months ended July 2009.