Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, January 2014

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 2,4% year-on-year in January 2014. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for fuel sales (9,0%), workshop income (4,2%) and sales of accessories (3,7%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 4,2% in January 2014 compared with December 2013. This followed month-on-month changes of -3,5% in December 2013 and -1,0% in November 2013.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 1,8% in the three months ended January 2014 compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 2,2% in the three months ended January 2014 compared with the three months ended January 2013. The major contributor to this increase was fuel sales (6,3% and contributing 1,7 percentage points).