IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Actual motor trade sales estimates

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 7,2% year-on-year in February 2016. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• sales of accessories (10,4%);
  
• used vehicle sales (10,2%); and
  
• fuel sales (9,9%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 4,0% in February 2016 compared with January 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of -2,1% in January 2016 and 0,2% in December 2015.

In the three months ended February 2016, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,4% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 2,0% in the three months ended February 2016 compared with the three months ended February 2015. The main contributors to this increase were:

• sales of accessories (8,3% and contributing 1,5 percentage points); and
  
• used vehicle sales (5,4% and contributing 1,0 percentage point).