Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, January 2011

Actual motor trade sales estimates

The actual motor trade sales estimates the three months ended January 2011 increased by 16,0% compared with the three months ended January 2010. Sales for the corresponding period in 2010 increased by 5,1.

The major contributors to the increase of 16,0% were new vehicle sales (28,3% and contributing 7,1 percentage points), fuel sales (14,2% and contributing 3,6 percentage points) and used vehicle sales (13,5% and contributing 2,5 percentage points).

Motor trade sales rose by 16,4% year-on-year in January 2011. The highest annual growth rate was recorded for new vehicle sales (29,7%), followed by fuel sales (16,3%) and used vehicle sales (12,2%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales

In January 2011 seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 2,6% month-on-month, following month-on-month changes of 0,1% in December 2010 and 6,1% in November 2010. Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended January 2011 increased by 6,8% compared with the three months ended October 2010.