IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Actual motor trade sales estimates

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

• used vehicle sales (17,2%);
  
• sales of accessories (16,2%); and
  
• workshop income (8,5%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,2% in May 2016 compared with April 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of 3,1% in April 2016 and -3,0% in March 2016.

In the three months ended May 2016, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,9% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 4,1% in the three months ended May 2016 compared with the three months ended May 2015. The main contributors to this increase were:

• used vehicle sales (13,9% and contributing 2,6 percentage points); and
  
• sales of accessories (9,0% and contributing 1,7 percentage points).