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

Actual motor trade sales estimates Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales decreased by 2,0% year-on-year in April 2014. Negative annual growth rates were recorded for new vehicle sales (-8,1%), used vehicle sales (-5,0%) and sales of accessories (-3,0%). Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 0,4% in April 2014 compared with March 2014. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,1% in March 2014 and 0,0% in February 2014. Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,6% in the three months ended April 2014 compared with the previous three months. Motor trade sales increased by 1,7% in the three months ended April 2014 compared with the three months ended April 2013. The main contributor to this increase was fuel sales (7,1% and contributing 1,9 percentage points).