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

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 4,1% year-on-year in August 2016. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

  • used vehicle sales (13,7%);
  • sales of accessories (12,7%); and
  • workshop income (11,8%).

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

In the three months ended August 2016, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 1,5% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade sales increased by 0,9% in the three months ended August 2016 compared with the three months ended August 2015. The main positive contributors to this increase were:

  • used vehicle sales (9,4% and contributing 1,7 percentage points); and
  • sales of accessories (8,4% and contributing 1,5 percentage points).