Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, September 2013

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 6,0% year-on-year in September 2013. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for fuel sales (13,6%), workshop income (6,8%) and new vehicle sales (6,0%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 1,4% in September 2013 compared with August 2013. This followed month-on-month changes of -2,0% in August 2013 and 5,4% in July 2013.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 2,1% in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the previous quarter.

Motor trade sales increased by 8,8% in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the third quarter of 2012. The major contributors to this increase were:

  • fuel sales (15,1% and contributing 3,9 percentage points); and
  • new vehicle sales (10,9% and contributing 3,1 percentage points).