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

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 1,4% year-on-year in November 2014. The highest annual growth rates were recorded for convenience store sales (5,7%), fuel sales (4,0%) and sales of accessories (2,6%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 2,4% in November 2014 compared with October 2014. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,8% in October 2014 and 1,0% in September 2014.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,8% in the three months ended November 2014 compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 4,7% in the three months ended November 2014 compared with the three months ended November 2013. The main contributors to this increase were:

  • sales of accessories (8,0% and contributing 1,3 percentage points);
  • new vehicle sales (3,8% and contributing 1,1 percentage points); and
  • fuel sales (3,7% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).