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

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Motor trade sales for the first quarter of 2012 increased by 10,9% compared with the first quarter of 2011. Sales for the corresponding period in 2011 increased by 16,1%.

The major contributors to the increase of 10,9% were fuel sales (18,4% and contributing 4,6 percentage points), new vehicle sales (13,7% and contributing 3,9 percentage points) and sales of accessories (8,6% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).

Motor trade sales rose by 8,8% year-on-year in March 2012. The highest annual growth rate was recorded for fuel sales (17,2%), followed by new vehicle sales (10,9%) and convenience store income (6,1%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales

In March 2012, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 1,3% month-on-month, following month-on-month changes of 1,3% in February 2012 and 5,0% in January 2012. Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales for the first quarter of 2012 increased by 4,0% compared with the fourth quarter of 2011.