IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 9,0% year-on-year in April 2016. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

• used vehicle sales (20,3%);
• sales of accessories (13,0%);
• workshop income (11,9%); and
• new vehicle sales (11,5%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 3,4% in April 2016 compared with March 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of -3,3% in March 2016 and 5,2% in February 2016.

In the three months ended April 2016, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 2,4% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 3,9% in the three months ended April 2016 compared with the three months ended April 2015. The main contributors to this increase were:

• used vehicle sales (11,5% and contributing 2,2 percentage points); and
• sales of accessories (6,1% and contributing 1,2 percentage points).