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

Actual motor trade sales estimates

The actual motor trade sales estimates for the three months ended April 2010 increased by 15,3% compared with the three months ended April 2009. Sales for the corresponding period in 2009 decreased by 14,8%.

The major contributors to the increase of 15,3% were new vehicle sales (37,1% and contributing 8,7 percentage points) and fuel sales (14,4% and contributing 3,6 percentage points).

Motor trade sales for April 2010 increased by 20,3% compared with April 2009, the fifth consecutive positive annual growth rate recorded since December 2009.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended April 2010 increased by 5,8% compared with the three months ended January 2010, while sales between March and April 2010 increased by 3,0%.