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

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 4,4% year-on-year in October 2013. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for fuel sales (6,7%), new vehicle sales (6,1%) and sales of accessories (4,6%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,4% in October 2013 compared with September 2013. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,1% in September 2013 and -2,3% in August 2013.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,3% in the three months ended October 2013 compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 6,0% in the three months ended October 2013 compared with the three months ended October 2012. The major contributors to this increase were:

  • fuel sales (12,2% and contributing 3,2 percentage points); and
  • new vehicle sales (7,0% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).