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

Motor trade sales decrease


Actual motor trade sales estimates for the three months ended November 2009 decreased by 7,2% compared with the three months ended November 2008. Sales for the corresponding period in 2008 decreased by 0,1%.

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

Motor trade sales for November 2009 decreased by 2,8% compared with November 2008, while sales for the corresponding period in 2008 decreased by 7,0%.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increase

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended November 2009 increased by 1,7% compared with the three months ended August 2009, while sales between October and November 2009 increased by 1,6%.