Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, January 2010

Actual motor trade sales estimates

The actual motor trade sales estimates for the three months ended January 2010 increased by 5,5% compared with the three months ended January 2009. Sales for the corresponding period in 2008 decreased by 7,2%.

The major contributors to the increase of 5,5% were new vehicle sales (12,3% and contributing 3,0 percentage points), sales of accessories (7,7% and contributing 1,3 percentage points) and fuel sales (3,6% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).

Motor trade sales for January 2010 increased by 11,3% compared with January 2009, which is an improvement on the revised December 2009 year-on-year increase of 6,3%. The 11,3% increase is the second positive annual growth rate recorded since January 2009.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended January 2010 increased by 10,3% compared with the three months ended October 2009, while sales between December 2009 and January 2010 decreased by 2,7%.