IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Motor trade sales

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 0,6% year-on-year in February 2015. Positive annual growth rates were recorded for used vehicle sales (16,7%), sales of accessories (8,6%), convenience store sales (5,7%) and new vehicle sales (1,8%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,2% in February 2015 compared with January 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,9% in January 2015 and -0,1% in December 2014.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 2,7% in the three months ended February 2015 compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 1,5% in the three months ended February 2015 compared with the three months ended February 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:

• used vehicle sales (8,6% and contributing 1,4 percentage points);
• sales of accessories (7,6% and contributing 1,3 percentage points); and
• new vehicle sales (4,6% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).