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

Actual motor trade sales estimates

The actual motor trade sales estimates for the three months ended April 2011 increased by 13,6% compared with the three months ended April 2010. Sales for the corresponding period in 2010 increased by 15,3%.

The major contributors to the increase of 13,6% were new vehicle sales (19,9% and contributing 5,4 percentage points) and fuel sales (21,8% and contributing 5,2 percentage points).

Motor trade sales rose by 10,2% year-on-year in April 2011. The highest annual growth rate was recorded for fuel sales (20,0%), followed by new vehicle sales (13,9%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales

In April 2011 seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 2,0% month-on-month, following month-on-month changes of 3,6% in March 2011 and 0,0% in February 2011. Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended April 2011 increased by 3,1% compared with the three months ended January 2011.