IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Motor trade sales

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 7,4% year-on-year in February 2013. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for new vehicle sales (10,7%), fuel sales (9,6%) and workshop income (6,4%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 3,4% in February 2013 compared with January 2013. This followed month-on-month changes of 11,1% in January 2013 and -6,8% in December 2012.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 0,5% in the three months ended February 2013 compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 9,3% in the three months ended February 2013 compared with the three months ended February 2012. The major contributors to this increase were:

• new vehicle sales (12,2% and contributing 3,4 percentage points);
• fuel sales (10,9% and contributing 3,2 percentage points); and
• used vehicle sales (9,0% and contributing 1,4 percentage points).