Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, April 2015

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales decreased by 2,1% year-on-year in April 2015. Negative annual growth rates were recorded for fuel sales (-9,8%), new vehicle sales (-3,0%) and workshop income (-0,9%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 6,2% in April 2015 compared with March 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of 4,9% in March 2015 and 0,4% in February 2015.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,1% in the three months ended April 2015 compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 1,6% in the three months ended April 2015 compared with the three months ended April 2014. The main contributors to this increase were:
• used vehicle sales (11,9% and contributing 2,0 percentage points); and
• sales of accessories (11,9% and contributing 2,0 percentage points).