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

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 2,9% year-on-year in March 2014. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for used vehicle sales (7,5%), sales of accessories (5,7%) and fuel sales (4,5%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 0,4% in March 2014 compared with February 2014. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,1% in February 2014 and 4,8% in January 2014.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,7% in the first quarter of 2014 compared with the previous quarter.

Motor trade sales increased by 3,2% in the first quarter of 2014 compared with the first quarter of 2013. The major contributors to this increase were:

  • fuel sales (8,4% and contributing 2,2 percentage points); and
  • sales of accessories (5,0% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point).