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

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 2,8% year-on-year in November 2015. The largest positive annual growth rates were recorded for sales of accessories (10,7%), workshop income (10,7%) and new vehicle sales (7,1%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,7% in November 2015 compared with October 2015. This followed month-on-month changes of -1,4% in October 2015 and 2,2% in September 2015.

In the three months ended November 2015, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,2% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales decreased by 0,4% in the three months ended November 2015 compared with the three months ended November 2014. The main contributor to this decrease was fuel sales (-9,1% and contributing -2,3 percentage points).