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

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), decreased by 4,1% year-on-year in October 2015. The largest negative annual growth rates were recorded for fuel sales (-10,1%), new vehicle sales (-4,6%) and used vehicle sales (-4,0%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 1,5% in October 2015 compared with September 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of 2,3% in September 2015 and -2,9% in August 2015.

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 0,7% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales decreased by 2,4% in the three months ended October 2015 compared with the three months ended October 2014. The main contributor to this decrease was fuel sales (-9,2% and contributing -2,3 percentage points).