Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, January 2012

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Motor trade sales for the three months ended January 2012 increased by 11,1% compared with the three months ended January 2011. Sales for the corresponding period in 2011 increased by 15,6%.

The major contributors to the increase of 11,1% were fuel sales (20,8% and contributing 5,4 percentage points), new vehicle sales (12,5% and contributing 3,4 percentage points) and sales of accessories (7,4% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).

Motor trade sales rose by 11,0% year-on-year in January 2012. The highest annual growth rate was recorded for fuel sales (18,1%), followed by new vehicle sales (14,6%) and workshop income (12,4%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales

In January 2012 seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 4,8% month-on-month, following month-on-month changes of -3,6% in December 2011 and 2,6% in November 2011. Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the three months ended January 2012 increased by 1,2% compared with the three months ended October 2011.