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

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Motor trade sales for the three months ended November 2011 increased by 16,7% compared with the three months ended November 2010. Sales for the corresponding period in 2010 increased by 14,4%.

The major contributors to the increase of 16,7% were fuel sales (28,2% and contributing 6,9 percentage points), new vehicle sales (24,6% and contributing 6,4 percentage points) and sales of accessories (9,7% and contributing 1,8 percentage points).

Motor trade sales rose by 14,1% year-on-year in November 2011. The highest annual growth rate was recorded for fuel sales (27,1%), followed by new vehicle sales (17,8%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales

In November 2011 seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 2,6% month-on-month, following month-on-month changes of -3,0% in October 2011 and  5,3% in September 2011. Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended November 2011 increased by 6,3% compared with the three months ended August 2011.