Key findings: P6343.2 - Motor trade sales, July 2016

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales decreased by 1,6% year-on-year in July 2016. The largest negative annual growth rate was recorded for new vehicle sales (-10,4%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 1,7% in July 2016 compared with June 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of -2,6% in June 2016 and 0,3% in May 2016.

In the three months ended July 2016, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 0,7% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 1,7% in the three months ended July 2016 compared with the three months ended July 2015. The main contributors to this increase were:

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