IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Measured in nominal terms (current prices), motor trade sales increased by 11,5% year-on-year in April 2022. The largest annual growth rates were recorded for:

·       fuel sales (20,4%); and

·       new vehicle sales (14,9%).

Seasonally adjusted motor trade sales decreased by 0,5% in April 2022 compared with March 2022. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,9% in March 2022 and 0,8% in February 2022.

In the three months ended April 2022, seasonally adjusted motor trade sales increased by 3,1% compared with the previous three months.

Motor trade increased by 13,6% in the three months ended April 2022 compared with the three months ended April 2021. The main contributors to this increase were:

• fuel sales (20,9% and contributing 6,0 percentage points);
• new vehicle sales (17,5% and contributing 3,9 percentage points);
• used vehicle sales (9,3% and contributing 1,9 percentage points); and
• sales of accessories (5,7% and contributing 1,1 percentage points).