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

Actual motor trade sales estimates

The actual motor trade sales estimates for 2010 increased by 15,7% compared with 2009, while sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased by 15,3% compared with the fourth quarter of 2009.

The major contributors to the increase of 15,3% were new vehicle sales (26,0% and contributing 6,4 percentage points), fuel sales (14,6% and contributing 3,6 percentage points) and used vehicle sales (14,7% and contributing 2,7 percentage points).

Motor trade sales rose by 12,8% year-on-year in December 2010, the thirteenth consecutive positive growth rate recorded since December 2009.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales

In December 2010 seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 0,2% month-on-month, following month-on-month changes of 5,8% in November 2010 and 0,2% in October 2010. Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the fourth quarter of 2010 increased by 4,6% compared with the third quarter of 2010.