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

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 1,8% year-on-year in August 2014. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for convenience store sales (7,2%), workshop income (7,0%) and fuel sales (4,7%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 0,3% in August 2014 compared with July 2014. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,2% in July 2014 and 2,6% in June 2014.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 3,2% in the three months ended August 2014 compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 4,1% in the three months ended August 2014 compared with the three months ended August 2013. The major contributors to this increase were:

  • fuel sales (8,3% and contributing 2,2 percentage points);
  • sales of accessories (5,3% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point); and
  • used vehicle sales (5,1% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point).